Class DirectionalLight

Represents a directional light source in the scene, such as sunlight.

Inheritance
object
GameElement
Light
DirectionalLight
Inherited Members
Namespace: Genesis.Core
Assembly: Genesis.dll
Syntax
public class DirectionalLight : Light

Constructors

DirectionalLight(string, Vec3, float, bool)

Initializes a new instance of the DirectionalLight class.

Declaration
public DirectionalLight(string name, Vec3 location, float intensity, bool castShadows = true)
Parameters
Type Name Description
string name

The name of the light.
Vec3 location

The position of the light source.
float intensity

The intensity of the light.
bool castShadows

Indicates whether the light casts shadows.

Methods

GetLightProjectionMatrix(PerspectiveCamera, Viewport)

Calculates the projection matrix for the directional light based on the provided camera and viewport.

Declaration
public override mat4 GetLightProjectionMatrix(PerspectiveCamera camera, Viewport viewport)
Parameters
Type Name Description
PerspectiveCamera camera

The camera used to define the view frustum.
Viewport viewport

The viewport dimensions.
Returns
Type Description
mat4

A 4x4 projection matrix for the light.
Overrides

GetLightViewMatrix()

Computes the view matrix for the directional light.

Declaration
public override mat4 GetLightViewMatrix()
Returns
Type Description
mat4

A 4x4 view matrix for the light.
Overrides