21 lines
1.1 KiB
Markdown
21 lines
1.1 KiB
Markdown
|
|
|
|
A tiny hardware-accelerated pixel frame buffer. :crab:
|
|
|
|
## But why?
|
|
|
|
Rapidly prototype a simple 2D game, pixel-based animations, or an emulator for your favorite platform. Then add shaders to simulate a CRT or vector display.
|
|
|
|
`pixels` is more than just a library to push pixels to a screen, but less than a full framework. You're in charge of managing a window environment, event loop, and input handling.
|
|
|
|
## Features
|
|
|
|
- Built on modern graphics APIs: DirectX 12, Vulkan, Metal, OpenGL.
|
|
- Use your own custom shaders for special effects.
|
|
- Hardware accelerated scaling on perfect pixel boundaries.
|
|
- Supports non-square pixel aspect ratios.
|
|
|
|
## Comparison with `minifb`
|
|
|
|
The [`minifb`](https://crates.io/crates/minifb) crate shares some similarities with `pixels`; it also allows rapid prototyping of 2D games and emulators. But it requires the use of its own window/GUI management, event loop, and input handling. One of the disadvantages with the `minifb` approach is the lack of hardware acceleration (except for the macOS support, which is built on Metal). An advantage is that it relies on fewer dependencies.
|