Taichi: An Open-Source Computer Graphics Library

TL;DR

Taichi is an open-source, high-performance computer graphics library designed to be accessible, portable, and extensible, facilitating rapid development and innovative graphics applications.

Contribution

The paper introduces Taichi, a versatile library that combines software engineering principles with performance optimization for computer graphics development.

Findings

Provides an accessible and portable graphics infrastructure

Enables rapid development of graphics applications

Supports building complex physical simulation systems

Abstract

An ideal software system in computer graphics should be a combination of innovative ideas, solid software engineering and rapid development. However, in reality these requirements are seldom met simultaneously. In this paper, we present early results on an open-source library named Taichi (http://taichi.graphics), which alleviates this practical issue by providing an accessible, portable, extensible, and high-performance infrastructure that is reusable and tailored for computer graphics. As a case study, we share our experience in building a novel physical simulation system using Taichi.