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GAPID: Graphics API Debugger for Android Games - Android Game Developer Summit 2018

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Overview

Learn about Graphics API Debugger (GAPID), a powerful tool from Google for capturing and analyzing graphics API calls in games, in this 29-minute conference talk from the Android Game Developer Summit 2018. Discover how GAPID enables developers to inspect all Graphics API calls made within a frame for both OpenGL and Vulkan-based games. Explore features such as tech trees, device budgets, framebuffer visualizations, pixel history, shader analysis, and power profiling. Gain insights from Google experts Ben Clayton and Pascal Muetschard as they demonstrate GAPID's capabilities, including single-line stepping, floating-point precision, and host replay functionalities.

Syllabus

Intro
GAPID
Tech Trees
Questionnaire
Statistics
Device budgets
Framebuffer visualizations
Feature requests
Suggestions
Power usage
Single line stepping
Pixel history
Shaders
Reference rasterizer
Floatingpoint precision
Host replay
Power profiling

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