Bismuth

A generic, bring your own framework/engine graphics library for games and visualizations.

Installation

1. Add the dependency to your shard.yml:

   dependencies:
     bismuth:
      github: chances/bismuth
   

2. Run shards install

Usage

require "bismuth"

# TODO: Write usage instructions here

See the API documentation.

Debian Linux

Required libraries:

• libvulkan-dev
• mesa-vulkan-drivers

For NVidia GPUs

• nvidia-driver-470

Running Examples

Triangle

macOS

make bin/triangle.app
open bin/triangle.app

Linux

make bin/triangle
./bin/triangle

Behind the Name

Bismuth germanium oxide is one of many other piezoelectric materials used as crystal oscillators.

A crystal oscillator is an electronic oscillator circuit that uses the mechanical resonance of a vibrating crystal of piezoelectric material to create an electrical signal with a constant frequency.

Crystal oscillator, Wikipedia, 2021.