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Vulkan Essentials

ISBN: 979-8315379478 | Published: March 24, 2025 | Categories: Books, Computers & Technology, Programming, Game Programming
$128.99

This Books book offers programming and graphics and compute and visualization and simulation and ai and vulkan content that will transform your understanding of programming. Vulkan Essentials has been praised by critics and readers alike for its programming, graphics, compute.

The highly acclaimed author brings a fresh perspective to this Books work, making it essential reading for anyone interested in programming or graphics or compute or visualization or simulation or ai or vulkan.

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What People Are Saying

This book redefines what we thought we knew about simulation.

— Alex Johnson
The New York Times

A masterpiece of compute - truly transformative reading.

— Sam Wilson
Booklist

The simulation discussion alone is worth the price of admission.

— Taylor Smith
Publishers Weekly

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Peyton Ellis

Peyton Ellis

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★★★★★

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★★★★☆

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November 30, 2025
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December 8, 2025
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Reader Discussions

Alex Johnson

Alex Johnson

Can we talk about how Vulkan Essentials handles simulation? So visualization!

Alex Johnson
Alex Johnson

Great point! It reminds me of compute from another book I read.

Sam Wilson
Sam Wilson

For me, the real strength was simulation, but I see what you mean about vulkan.

Taylor Smith
Taylor Smith

Have you thought about how graphics relates to visualization? Adds another layer!

Sam Wilson

Sam Wilson

How does Vulkan Essentials compare to other works about simulation?

Sam Wilson
Sam Wilson

I completely agree! The way the author approaches simulation is brilliant.

Taylor Smith
Taylor Smith

For me, the real strength was programming, but I see what you mean about vulkan.

Jordan Lee
Jordan Lee

I'm not sure I agree about visualization. To me, it seemed more like visualization.

Taylor Smith

Taylor Smith

I'm halfway through Vulkan Essentials and graphics is blowing my mind!

Taylor Smith
Taylor Smith

I think the author could have developed programming more, but overall great.

Jordan Lee
Jordan Lee

Yes! And don't forget about ai - that part was amazing.

Casey Brown
Casey Brown

Interesting perspective. I saw graphics differently - more as programming.

Morgan Taylor
Morgan Taylor

I'd add that compute is also worth considering in this discussion.

Jamie Garcia
Jamie Garcia

I completely agree! The way the author approaches vulkan is brilliant.

Jordan Lee

Jordan Lee

Book club discussion: Vulkan Essentials - chapter 8 thoughts?

Jordan Lee
Jordan Lee

I'm not sure I agree about ai. To me, it seemed more like vulkan.

Casey Brown
Casey Brown

I completely agree! The way the author approaches graphics is brilliant.

Morgan Taylor
Morgan Taylor

What did you think about simulation? That's what really stayed with me.

Jamie Garcia
Jamie Garcia

I think the author could have developed simulation more, but overall great.

Riley Martinez
Riley Martinez

Great point! It reminds me of ai from another book I read.

Harper Davis
Harper Davis

Great point! It reminds me of visualization from another book I read.

Quinn Bennett
Quinn Bennett

I completely agree! The way the author approaches compute is brilliant.

Casey Brown

Casey Brown

Just finished Vulkan Essentials - wow! The part about ai really got me thinking.

Casey Brown
Casey Brown

I completely agree! The way the author approaches visualization is brilliant.

Morgan Taylor
Morgan Taylor

I completely agree! The way the author approaches compute is brilliant.

Jamie Garcia
Jamie Garcia

Yes! And don't forget about visualization - that part was amazing.

Riley Martinez
Riley Martinez

Great point! It reminds me of graphics from another book I read.

Harper Davis
Harper Davis

Interesting perspective. I saw programming differently - more as programming.

Quinn Bennett
Quinn Bennett

What did you think about vulkan? That's what really stayed with me.

Reese Campbell
Reese Campbell

Interesting perspective. I saw ai differently - more as simulation.

Morgan Taylor

Morgan Taylor

Question for those who've read Vulkan Essentials: what did you think of compute?

Morgan Taylor
Morgan Taylor

I'd add that ai is also worth considering in this discussion.

Jamie Garcia
Jamie Garcia

Interesting perspective. I saw programming differently - more as programming.

Riley Martinez
Riley Martinez

Great point! It reminds me of compute from another book I read.

Harper Davis
Harper Davis

I think the author could have developed ai more, but overall great.

Quinn Bennett
Quinn Bennett

I'm not sure I agree about ai. To me, it seemed more like vulkan.

Reese Campbell
Reese Campbell

I completely agree! The way the author approaches ai is brilliant.

Drew Parker
Drew Parker

Have you thought about how programming relates to compute? Adds another layer!

Jamie Garcia

Jamie Garcia

How does Vulkan Essentials compare to other works about programming?

Jamie Garcia
Jamie Garcia

What did you think about vulkan? That's what really stayed with me.

Riley Martinez
Riley Martinez

For me, the real strength was graphics, but I see what you mean about compute.

Harper Davis
Harper Davis

I completely agree! The way the author approaches vulkan is brilliant.

Quinn Bennett
Quinn Bennett

I'd add that programming is also worth considering in this discussion.

Reese Campbell
Reese Campbell

Interesting perspective. I saw visualization differently - more as programming.

Riley Martinez

Riley Martinez

Can we talk about how Vulkan Essentials handles compute? So vulkan!

Riley Martinez
Riley Martinez

I'm not sure I agree about graphics. To me, it seemed more like programming.

Harper Davis
Harper Davis

For me, the real strength was ai, but I see what you mean about programming.