I recently implemented boids in a compute shader [1]. It’s using Apple’s Metal framework, and rendered in 3D. The boids are simple triangles, and I added a bit

I recently implemented boids in a compute shader [1]. It’s using Apple’s Metal framework, and rendered in 3D. The boids are simple triangles, and I added a bit of specular shading to give them a little bit of a “shimmer” as they flock. I implemented an NVIDIA algorithm for running n-body simulations on the GPU. The constraint is memory access, which can freeze up in a case like this. [2]. Converting from CUDA to Metal wasn’t too bad. 1: https://www.instagram.com/p/B4t4ewCplfR/?igshid=1uxnng6idsqb8 https://www.instagram.com/p/B4t4ewCplfR/?igshid=1uxnng6idsqb... 2: https://developer.nvidia.com/gpugems/gpugems3/part-v-physics-simulation/chapter-31-fast-n-body-simulation-cuda https://developer.nvidia.com/gpugems/gpugems3/part-v-physics... edit: Here's a low-res animated GIF for anyone who doesn't want to click an instagram link: http://gregorywieber.com/assets/images/art/murmuration.gif http://gregorywieber.com/assets/images/art/murmuration.gif