Research Reports

This section contains technical research reports for planned features and architectural decisions in KeenEyes ECS.

Purpose

Research reports document:

• Evaluation of third-party libraries and approaches
• Architecture recommendations with trade-off analysis
• Implementation strategies and phases
• Integration patterns with existing KeenEyes infrastructure

Reports

Planned Systems Architecture

Topic	Status	Purpose
Graphics & Input Abstraction	Research Complete	Backend-agnostic graphics and input layer
UI System	Research Complete	Retained-mode UI with ECS entities
Audio System	Research Complete	OpenAL-based audio with 3D positioning
Particle System	Research Complete	High-performance particle rendering
Asset Management	Research Complete	Reference-counted asset loading
Animation System	Research Complete	Sprite, skeletal, and property animation
AI System	Research Complete	FSM, behavior trees, utility AI
Engine Systems Roadmap	Research Complete	Pathfinding, Scene Management, Localization, Networking

Foundation Research

Topic	Status	Purpose
Networking	Phase 16.4	Multiplayer synchronization patterns
Audio Systems	Research Complete	Cross-platform audio library evaluation
Asset Loading	Research Complete	Asset pipeline and loading strategies
Cross-Platform Deployment	Research Complete	Platform targeting and distribution
Framework Editor	Research Complete	Editor tooling approaches
Game Math Libraries	Research Complete	Math library evaluation
OpenGL C# Bindings	Research Complete	Graphics API bindings
Shader Management	Research Complete	Shader compilation and management
Windowing & Input	Research Complete	Window management and input handling

Contributing

When adding new research:

1. Create a markdown file in docs/research/
2. Follow the existing format (Executive Summary, Comparison, Recommendations)
3. Add the report to docs/research/toc.yml
4. Update this index page