Asset aware data for using minimum level of detail for assets for image frame generation

A computer system comprising:

• a processor;
• memory coupled to the processor and having stored therein instructions that, if executed by the computer system, cause the computer system to execute a method, comprising:
• executing a video game on a CPU to generate a draw call for rendering an image frame;
• binding a plurality of assets to the draw call at a bind time, wherein the plurality of assets includes asset aware data;
• passing the asset aware data to an asset store controller, wherein the asset aware data includes at least one of a corresponding asset ID, a corresponding minimum LOD, and a corresponding loading priority for each of the plurality of assets;
• constructing a command buffer for executing the draw call by a GPU;
• beginning at the bind time loading a plurality of minimum LOD for the plurality of assets to a system memory from an asset store, based on a plurality of loading priorities for the plurality of assets, when the asset is bound to the draw call at the bind time;
• and
• executing the command buffer by the GPU using at least the plurality of minimum LOD for the plurality of assets.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program for performing a method, the computer-readable medium comprising:

• program instructions for executing a video game on a CPU to generate a draw call for rendering an image frame;
• program instructions for binding a plurality of assets to the draw call at a bind time, wherein the plurality of assets includes asset aware data;
• program instructions for passing the asset aware data to an asset store controller, wherein the asset aware data includes at least one of a corresponding asset ID, a corresponding minimum LOD, and a corresponding loading priority for each of the plurality of assets;
• program instructions for constructing a command buffer for executing the draw call by a GPU;
• program instructions for beginning at the bind time loading a plurality of minimum LOD for the plurality of assets to a system memory from an asset store, based on a plurality of loading priorities for the plurality of assets, when the asset is bound to the draw call at the bind time;
• and
• program instructions for executing the command buffer by the GPU using at least the plurality of minimum LOD for the plurality of assets.