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Slang: A Shading Language for the AI-Accelerated Future of Rendering (Presented by NVIDIA)

Theresa Foley  (Senior Research Scientist, NVIDIA)

Ivan Fedorov  (Developer Technology Engineer, NVIDIA)

Location: Room 3020, West Hall

Date: Thursday, March 21

Time: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Indie Games Summit Pass - Get your pass now!

Topic: Programming

Format: Sponsored Session

Vault Recording: Not Recorded

Audience Level: All

The Slang shading language is compatible with existing HLSL codebases, adding extensions needed for building maintainable and high-performance real-time rendering codebases, along with deeply integrated support for automatic differentiation to unblock innovation in AI-accelerated rendering, inverse rendering, and more.

This session will cover our experiences integrating Slang into multiple renderers, give advice for developers who want to try Slang out, and share exciting new applications made possible by automatic differentiation.

Intended Audience

Rendering/Engine Programmer



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