"Water Meets Metal" — Realtime GPU Fountain Rendering
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Ever wondered what it takes to simulate a massive choreographed water fountain - before it even exists?
In this month's talk, Iskandar (Iska) Safarov will dive into the engineering behind a realtime GPU renderer built for large-scale programmable water fountains. Born from a real-world project — a monumental museum complex under construction in Tashkent — the challenge was clear: design and preview an entire choreographed fountain show without a single drop of real water.
The solution? A deterministic simulation and rendering pipeline running in realtime on Apple GPUs. We'll walk through the architecture, the tradeoffs, and the techniques that make it all work — across both modern and not-so-modern hardware.
Whether you're into graphics programming, Metal, or just love a good engineering story, this one's for you.
-- Schedule --
- 5:30pm: Doors open / food & networking
- 6.00pm: Event kickoff
- 6:05pm: Talks begins
- ~7:45pm: Close & networking
-- Venue --
Entain Group's office at 25 Montpelier Road, Bowen Hills.
-- Sponsor --
A huge thank you to Mantel Group for providing the pizza 🍕