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Patrick Walton f398674e51
Implement opt-in sharp screen-space reflections for the deferred renderer, with improved raymarching code. (#13418)
This commit, a revamp of #12959, implements screen-space reflections
(SSR), which approximate real-time reflections based on raymarching
through the depth buffer and copying samples from the final rendered
frame. This patch is a relatively minimal implementation of SSR, so as
to provide a flexible base on which to customize and build in the
future. However, it's based on the production-quality [raymarching code
by Tomasz
Stachowiak](https://gist.github.com/h3r2tic/9c8356bdaefbe80b1a22ae0aaee192db).

For a general basic overview of screen-space reflections, see
[1](https://lettier.github.io/3d-game-shaders-for-beginners/screen-space-reflection.html).
The raymarching shader uses the basic algorithm of tracing forward in
large steps, refining that trace in smaller increments via binary
search, and then using the secant method. No temporal filtering or
roughness blurring, is performed at all; for this reason, SSR currently
only operates on very shiny surfaces. No acceleration via the
hierarchical Z-buffer is implemented (though note that
https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/pull/12899 will add the
infrastructure for this). Reflections are traced at full resolution,
which is often considered slow. All of these improvements and more can
be follow-ups.

SSR is built on top of the deferred renderer and is currently only
supported in that mode. Forward screen-space reflections are possible
albeit uncommon (though e.g. *Doom Eternal* uses them); however, they
require tracing from the previous frame, which would add complexity.
This patch leaves the door open to implementing SSR in the forward
rendering path but doesn't itself have such an implementation.
Screen-space reflections aren't supported in WebGL 2, because they
require sampling from the depth buffer, which Naga can't do because of a
bug (`sampler2DShadow` is incorrectly generated instead of `sampler2D`;
this is the same reason why depth of field is disabled on that
platform).

To add screen-space reflections to a camera, use the
`ScreenSpaceReflectionsBundle` bundle or the
`ScreenSpaceReflectionsSettings` component. In addition to
`ScreenSpaceReflectionsSettings`, `DepthPrepass` and `DeferredPrepass`
must also be present for the reflections to show up. The
`ScreenSpaceReflectionsSettings` component contains several settings
that artists can tweak, and also comes with sensible defaults.

A new example, `ssr`, has been added. It's loosely based on the
[three.js ocean
sample](https://threejs.org/examples/webgl_shaders_ocean.html), but all
the assets are original. Note that the three.js demo has no screen-space
reflections and instead renders a mirror world. In contrast to #12959,
this demo tests not only a cube but also a more complex model (the
flight helmet).

## Changelog

### Added

* Screen-space reflections can be enabled for very smooth surfaces by
adding the `ScreenSpaceReflections` component to a camera. Deferred
rendering must be enabled for the reflections to appear.

![Screenshot 2024-05-18
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![Screenshot 2024-05-18
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android-res/mipmap-mdpi android example polish (#845) 2020-11-11 16:31:16 -08:00
animation_graphs Implement the AnimationGraph, allowing for multiple animations to be blended together. (#11989) 2024-03-07 20:22:42 +00:00
branding Remove unused namespace declarations (#10965) 2023-12-13 22:29:16 +00:00
data Added Support for Extension-less Assets (#10153) 2024-01-31 14:58:08 +00:00
docs Improve Mesh documentation (#9061) 2023-07-31 18:55:42 +00:00
environment_maps Implement minimal reflection probes (fixed macOS, iOS, and Android). (#11366) 2024-01-19 07:33:52 +00:00
fonts Add the license for the FiraMono font (#3589) 2022-05-06 19:29:43 +00:00
irradiance_volumes Implement irradiance volumes. (#10268) 2024-02-06 23:23:20 +00:00
lightmaps Implement lightmaps. (#10231) 2024-01-02 20:38:47 +00:00
models fix lava emissive strength in depth of field example (#13449) 2024-05-21 19:35:08 +00:00
pixel Add example for pixel-perfect grid snapping in 2D (#8112) 2023-12-26 17:15:50 +00:00
scenes Fix scene example (#11289) 2024-01-22 15:14:41 +00:00
shaders Implement opt-in sharp screen-space reflections for the deferred renderer, with improved raymarching code. (#13418) 2024-05-27 13:43:40 +00:00
sounds Programmed soundtrack example (#12774) 2024-03-29 20:32:30 +00:00
textures Implement opt-in sharp screen-space reflections for the deferred renderer, with improved raymarching code. (#13418) 2024-05-27 13:43:40 +00:00