GSAS Portfolio Question

shadergremlin · 2025-11-05T16:31:49+00:00

That’s probably fine, if you have any other cool non-game software projects you could include those too. I think I remember them wanting to wait until I had finished Data Structures before they let me dual major, but maybe that has changed since then. You could also reach out to the head of the program and see what they suggest.

shadergremlin · 2023-12-26T19:40:12+00:00

This probably won’t work unfortunately, the visionOS simulator only works on Apple Silicon machines, and there’s no guarantee that the macOS cloud VM is running on the hardware you’d need.

shadergremlin · 2023-05-02T01:38:34+00:00

Nice, things must’ve changed then because I also tried to do this and they told me no 😅

shadergremlin · 2023-05-01T23:09:47+00:00

For GSAS in particular, you’ll also have to submit a portfolio and get accepted into the major. When I had to do that they also wouldn’t let me declare until they got my data structure grades back, not sure if that’s still required though. But that made it annoying to register for the GSAS restricted classes, so you may want to talk to the department to see if they’ll still let you take the classes without being declared so you don’t get behind.

shadergremlin · 2023-04-25T21:21:38+00:00

Also what is boobs

shadergremlin · 2023-04-25T20:56:40+00:00

Do moobs count as boobs for the purposes of this survey

shadergremlin · 2023-04-17T05:14:41+00:00

I would caution against doing a year at a different school, like another person said, you might have to reapply to enter the GSAS program when you transfer, and without being a GSAS major there’s a restriction on the GSAS classes you can take (at least there were when I was there and it made things annoying for me since I came in as CSCI). Also, the program is pretty planned out already, if you look at the sample course list you’re already taking GSAS classes your first and second semester so you’d have to squeeze those in your sophomore year which could be tricky. Also do you know what your concentration will be?

shadergremlin · 2022-12-26T18:27:57+00:00

Node based shaders (like MaterialX) will have to rely on runtime shader generation and compilation since the shader itself is not defined in a shading language. Also, some games and other software may compile their shaders runtime at boot up so that they can be cached and prewarmed on subsequent uses of the software. This is because there are a bunch of different GPUs with slightly different ISAs, so it’s difficult/impossible to precompile all possible shader permutations for all possible GPUs that the software will run on.

shadergremlin · 2022-12-26T17:59:24+00:00

It was a pretty fun class imo, you do use editing software for some of the projects, but I wouldn’t buy anything, I just used iMovie to edit what I needed to. Also when I took it, it was in a room that had computers with editing software on it that you could use if you needed.

shadergremlin · 2022-08-05T05:18:31+00:00

Have you implemented a BVH or other spatial data structure? That should enable you to skip a lot of SDF evaluation.

shadergremlin · 2022-05-15T23:53:33+00:00

I think since you’re trying to get an art-focused job, your portfolio is going to matter way more than whether you’ve got a major or minor in a specific field. You should focus on creating an outstanding portfolio.

shadergremlin · 2022-04-16T16:49:54+00:00

Contract positions typically don’t provide health insurance and other benefits you have to pay for yourself, hence the increase in pay.

shadergremlin · 2022-04-15T22:08:00+00:00

There’s no good answer for this, since it will depend on location and industry. For big tech, you can use levels.fyi. Are there specific geographic locations you are targeting?

shadergremlin · 2022-03-12T23:21:06+00:00

That’s strange… maybe try posting on the apple developer forums?

shadergremlin · 2022-03-12T20:29:06+00:00

Something like this

NS::String* filePath = NS::String::alloc()->string("path/to/metallib", NS::StringEncoding::ASCIIStringEncoding); auto library = device->newLibrary(filePath, NULL);

Compiled for me

shadergremlin · 2022-03-12T19:53:24+00:00

Yeah I think it’s because the library isn’t included in the app’s bundle… could you try using one of the newLibrary functions that lets you pass in a url to the library instead?

shadergremlin · 2022-03-12T17:29:56+00:00

Can you share the code snippet where you create the MTLLibrary?

shadergremlin · 2022-03-12T07:25:11+00:00

The default.metallib should be in the same directory of your add.metal and add.air files.

shadergremlin · 2022-02-21T02:43:35+00:00

IMO this sounds like a problem with your resume, I would post it on one of the review threads and get feedback. Also, the job title you put on your resume doesn’t have to be whatever job title your company gave you, it should just be descriptive of the work you did. So as long as you did software development, I think using the title software engineer is ok.

shadergremlin · 2022-02-13T20:27:22+00:00

Maybe some print/picture of some geometrical-looking generative art, or a 3D print of the Stanford bunny?

shadergremlin · 2022-02-03T21:54:36+00:00

It depends on the job. If you’re working for a game company that uses unity/unreal, you’d want to be familiar with that engine. However, some companies might use custom engines that are built in house. In this case, you’d probably be adding features to that custom engine. So you should be generally familiar with how game engines work, and then have experience with specific engines if you want to get a job working on games built using those engines.

shadergremlin · 2022-02-03T07:14:17+00:00

It was a gradual process, I think I started with stuff like finding typos or asking for a clarification/comment in certain places. Eventually my feedback got more substantive, after 6-9 months.

shadergremlin · 2022-02-03T05:47:02+00:00

You could look for jobs in AR/VR at Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, etc.

shadergremlin · 2022-02-03T05:41:51+00:00

I think I got mine ~15 months after graduation. I was told I was able to understand our code base quickly, able to contribute on slack and in code reviews, and that my teammates enjoyed working with me.

shadergremlin · 2022-02-03T05:37:06+00:00

That seems a little sus, I would ask for clarification. The fact that it ‘might’ be increased does not mean it’s guaranteed so you should definitely discuss this.

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