experimenting with g buffer sprites

Effects/DeferredPBR_GBufferEffect.cs

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ namespace Kav
         EffectParameter roughnessParam;
 
         EffectParameter uvOffsetAndDimensionsParam;
+        EffectParameter isSpriteParam;
 
         EffectParameter numTextureRowsParam;
         EffectParameter numTextureColumnsParam;
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ namespace Kav
         Vector2 uvOffset;
         Vector2 subTextureDimensions;
 
+        bool isSprite = false;
+
         int numTextureRows = 1;
         int numTextureColumns = 1;
 
@@ -178,6 +181,16 @@ namespace Kav
             }
         }
 
+        public bool IsSprite
+        {
+            get { return isSprite; }
+            set
+            {
+                isSprite = value;
+                isSpriteParam.SetValue(isSprite ? 1f : 0f);
+            }
+        }
+
         public bool HardwareInstancingEnabled
         {
             get { return hardwareInstancingEnabled; }
@@ -313,6 +326,7 @@ namespace Kav
             numTextureColumnsParam = Parameters["NumTextureColumns"];
 
             uvOffsetAndDimensionsParam = Parameters["UVOffsetAndDimensions"];
+            isSpriteParam = Parameters["IsSprite"];
 
             shaderIndexParam = Parameters["PixelShaderIndex"];
             vertexShaderIndexParam = Parameters["VertexShaderIndex"];

Effects/DeferredPBR_PointLightEffect.cs

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ namespace Kav
 
         EffectParameter farPlaneParam;
 
+        EffectParameter worldParam;
+        EffectParameter worldInverseParam;
         EffectParameter worldViewProjectionParam;
 
         public Texture2D GPosition { get; set; }
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ namespace Kav
             set
             {
                 world = value;
-                dirtyFlags |= EffectDirtyFlags.WorldViewProj;
+                dirtyFlags |= EffectDirtyFlags.WorldViewProj | EffectDirtyFlags.World;
             }
         }
 
@@ -112,6 +114,14 @@ namespace Kav
 
             farPlaneParam.SetValue(FarPlane);
 
+            if ((dirtyFlags & EffectDirtyFlags.World) != 0)
+            {
+                worldParam.SetValue(world);
+                worldInverseParam.SetValue(Matrix.Invert(world));
+
+                dirtyFlags &= ~EffectDirtyFlags.World;
+            }
+
             if ((dirtyFlags & EffectDirtyFlags.WorldViewProj) != 0)
             {
                 worldViewProjectionParam.SetValue(world * view * projection);
@@ -135,6 +145,8 @@ namespace Kav
 
             farPlaneParam                  = Parameters["FarPlane"];
 
+            worldParam                     = Parameters["World"];
+            worldInverseParam              = Parameters["WorldInverse"];
             worldViewProjectionParam       = Parameters["WorldViewProjection"];
         }
     }

Effects/HLSL/DeferredPBR_GBufferEffect.fx

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ DECLARE_TEXTURE(NormalTexture, 1);
 DECLARE_TEXTURE(MetallicRoughnessTexture, 2);
 
 float4 UVOffsetAndDimensions;
+float IsSprite;
 
 BEGIN_CONSTANTS
 
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ PixelOutput NonePS(PixelInput input)
     PixelOutput output;
 
     output.gPosition = float4(input.PositionWorld, 1.0);
-    output.gNormal = float4(normalize(input.NormalWorld), 1.0);
+    output.gNormal = float4(normalize(input.NormalWorld), IsSprite);
     output.gAlbedo = float4(AlbedoValue, 1.0);
     output.gMetallicRoughness = float4(MetallicValue, RoughnessValue, 0.0, 1.0);
 
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ PixelOutput AlbedoPS(PixelInput input)
     PixelOutput output;
 
     output.gPosition = float4(input.PositionWorld, 1.0);
-    output.gNormal = float4(normalize(input.NormalWorld), 1.0);
+    output.gNormal = float4(normalize(input.NormalWorld), IsSprite);
     output.gAlbedo = SAMPLE_TEXTURE(AlbedoTexture, input.TexCoord);
     output.gMetallicRoughness = float4(MetallicValue, RoughnessValue, 0.0, 1.0);
 
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ PixelOutput MetallicRoughnessPS(PixelInput input)
     PixelOutput output;
 
     output.gPosition = float4(input.PositionWorld, 1.0);
-    output.gNormal = float4(normalize(input.NormalWorld), 1.0);
+    output.gNormal = float4(normalize(input.NormalWorld), IsSprite);
     output.gAlbedo = float4(AlbedoValue, 1.0);
     output.gMetallicRoughness = SAMPLE_TEXTURE(MetallicRoughnessTexture, input.TexCoord);
 
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ PixelOutput NormalPS(PixelInput input)
     PixelOutput output;
 
     output.gPosition = float4(input.PositionWorld, 1.0);
-    output.gNormal = float4(GetNormalFromMap(input.PositionWorld, input.TexCoord, input.NormalWorld), 1.0);
+    output.gNormal = float4(GetNormalFromMap(input.PositionWorld, input.TexCoord, input.NormalWorld), IsSprite);
     output.gAlbedo = float4(AlbedoValue, 1.0);
     output.gMetallicRoughness = float4(MetallicValue, RoughnessValue, 0.0, 1.0);
 
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ PixelOutput AlbedoMetallicRoughnessPS(PixelInput input)
     PixelOutput output;
 
     output.gPosition = float4(input.PositionWorld, 1.0);
-    output.gNormal = float4(normalize(input.NormalWorld), 1.0);
+    output.gNormal = float4(normalize(input.NormalWorld), IsSprite);
     output.gAlbedo = SAMPLE_TEXTURE(AlbedoTexture, input.TexCoord);
     output.gMetallicRoughness = SAMPLE_TEXTURE(MetallicRoughnessTexture, input.TexCoord);
 
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ PixelOutput AlbedoNormalPS(PixelInput input)
     PixelOutput output;
 
     output.gPosition = float4(input.PositionWorld, 1.0);
-    output.gNormal = float4(GetNormalFromMap(input.PositionWorld, input.TexCoord, input.NormalWorld), 1.0);
+    output.gNormal = float4(GetNormalFromMap(input.PositionWorld, input.TexCoord, input.NormalWorld), IsSprite);
     output.gAlbedo = SAMPLE_TEXTURE(AlbedoTexture, input.TexCoord);
     output.gMetallicRoughness = float4(MetallicValue, RoughnessValue, 0.0, 1.0);
 
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ PixelOutput MetallicRoughnessNormalPS(PixelInput input)
     PixelOutput output;
 
     output.gPosition = float4(input.PositionWorld, 1.0);
-    output.gNormal = float4(GetNormalFromMap(input.PositionWorld, input.TexCoord, input.NormalWorld), 1.0);
+    output.gNormal = float4(GetNormalFromMap(input.PositionWorld, input.TexCoord, input.NormalWorld), IsSprite);
     output.gAlbedo = float4(AlbedoValue, 1.0);
     output.gMetallicRoughness = SAMPLE_TEXTURE(MetallicRoughnessTexture, input.TexCoord);
 
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ PixelOutput AlbedoMetallicRoughnessNormalMapPS(PixelInput input)
     PixelOutput output;
 
     output.gPosition = float4(input.PositionWorld, 1.0);
-    output.gNormal = float4(GetNormalFromMap(input.PositionWorld, input.TexCoord, input.NormalWorld), 1.0);
+    output.gNormal = float4(GetNormalFromMap(input.PositionWorld, input.TexCoord, input.NormalWorld), IsSprite);
     output.gAlbedo = SAMPLE_TEXTURE(AlbedoTexture, input.TexCoord);
     output.gMetallicRoughness = SAMPLE_TEXTURE(MetallicRoughnessTexture, input.TexCoord);
 

Effects/HLSL/DeferredPBR_PointLightEffect.fx

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ BEGIN_CONSTANTS
 
 MATRIX_CONSTANTS
 
+    float4x4 WorldInverse                   _ps(c4)     _cb(c8);
+    float4x4 World                          _ps(c8)     _cb(c12);
     float4x4 WorldViewProjection _vs(c0)                _cb(c4);
 
 END_CONSTANTS
@@ -80,17 +82,23 @@ float4 main_ps(PixelInput input) : SV_TARGET0
     float2 texCoord = 0.5f * float2(input.ScreenPosition.x,-input.ScreenPosition.y) + 0.5f;
 
     float3 worldPosition = SAMPLE_TEXTURE(gPosition, texCoord).rgb;
-    float3 normal = SAMPLE_TEXTURE(gNormal, texCoord).xyz;
+    float4 normalSample = SAMPLE_TEXTURE(gNormal, texCoord);
+    float3 normal = normalSample.xyz;
+    float isSprite = normalSample.a;
     float3 albedo = SAMPLE_TEXTURE(gAlbedo, texCoord).rgb;
     float2 metallicRoughness = SAMPLE_TEXTURE(gMetallicRoughness, texCoord).rg;
 
+    float3 objectZNormal = mul(normal, WorldInverse);
+    objectZNormal.xz *= -1;
+    float3 invertedZNormalWorld = mul(objectZNormal, World);
+
     return ComputeColor(
         worldPosition,
         normal,
         albedo,
         metallicRoughness.r,
         metallicRoughness.g
-    );
+    ) + (isSprite * ComputeColor(worldPosition, invertedZNormalWorld, albedo, metallicRoughness.r, metallicRoughness.g));
 }
 
 Technique DeferredPBR_Point

Renderer.cs

@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ namespace Kav
             GraphicsDevice.BlendState = BlendState.AlphaBlend;
 
             Deferred_GBufferEffect.HardwareInstancingEnabled = false;
+            Deferred_GBufferEffect.IsSprite = true;
+
             Deferred_GBufferEffect.View = camera.View;
             Deferred_GBufferEffect.Projection = camera.Projection;
 
@@ -418,6 +420,7 @@ namespace Kav
             GraphicsDevice.BlendState = BlendState.Opaque;
 
             Deferred_GBufferEffect.HardwareInstancingEnabled = true;
+            Deferred_GBufferEffect.IsSprite = false;
 
             Deferred_GBufferEffect.Albedo = drawable.Albedo;
             Deferred_GBufferEffect.Metallic = drawable.Metallic;
@@ -465,6 +468,7 @@ namespace Kav
             GraphicsDevice.DepthStencilState = DepthStencilState.Default;
             GraphicsDevice.BlendState = BlendState.Opaque;
 
+            Deferred_GBufferEffect.IsSprite = false;
             Deferred_GBufferEffect.HardwareInstancingEnabled = false;
             Deferred_GBufferEffect.View = camera.View;
             Deferred_GBufferEffect.Projection = camera.Projection;