diff --git a/projects/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/CMakeLists.txt
index ff50a5e2621f4bd02dc98dba50617a03c1dad58a..3ff8c5d2256b4257c61f67f2329de0442005e94c 100644
--- a/projects/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ add_subdirectory(first_scene)
 add_subdirectory(particle_simulation)
 add_subdirectory(voxelization)
 add_subdirectory(mesh_shader)
-add_subdirectory(draw_indirect)
+add_subdirectory(indirect_draw)
 add_subdirectory(bindless_textures)
 add_subdirectory(indirect_dispatch)
diff --git a/projects/draw_indirect/.gitignore b/projects/indirect_draw/.gitignore
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rename from projects/draw_indirect/.gitignore
rename to projects/indirect_draw/.gitignore
diff --git a/projects/draw_indirect/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/indirect_draw/CMakeLists.txt
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rename from projects/draw_indirect/CMakeLists.txt
rename to projects/indirect_draw/CMakeLists.txt
index a11b4509560aba9388262ce0a9f3d3ffc14226f3..a1bc8073a4105b291f0b3177cb6d252f8ce9e9a4 100644
--- a/projects/draw_indirect/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/indirect_draw/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
-project(draw_indirect)
+project(indirect_draw)
 
 # setting c++ standard for the project
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
@@ -9,20 +9,20 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
 # adding source files to the project
-add_executable(draw_indirect src/main.cpp)
+add_executable(indirect_draw src/main.cpp)
 
 # this should fix the execution path to load local files from the project (for MSVC)
 if(MSVC)
-	set_target_properties(draw_indirect PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_DEBUG ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
-	set_target_properties(draw_indirect PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
+	set_target_properties(indirect_draw PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_DEBUG ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
+	set_target_properties(indirect_draw PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
     
     # in addition to setting the output directory, the working directory has to be set
 	# by default visual studio sets the working directory to the build directory, when using the debugger
-	set_target_properties(draw_indirect PROPERTIES VS_DEBUGGER_WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
+	set_target_properties(indirect_draw PROPERTIES VS_DEBUGGER_WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
 endif()
 
 # including headers of dependencies and the VkCV framework
-target_include_directories(draw_indirect SYSTEM BEFORE PRIVATE ${vkcv_include} ${vkcv_includes} ${vkcv_asset_loader_include} ${vkcv_camera_include} ${vkcv_shader_compiler_include} ${vkcv_gui_include})
+target_include_directories(indirect_draw SYSTEM BEFORE PRIVATE ${vkcv_include} ${vkcv_includes} ${vkcv_asset_loader_include} ${vkcv_camera_include} ${vkcv_shader_compiler_include} ${vkcv_gui_include})
 
 # linking with libraries from all dependencies and the VkCV framework
-target_link_libraries(draw_indirect vkcv ${vkcv_libraries} vkcv_asset_loader ${vkcv_asset_loader_libraries} vkcv_camera vkcv_shader_compiler vkcv_gui)
+target_link_libraries(indirect_draw vkcv ${vkcv_libraries} vkcv_asset_loader ${vkcv_asset_loader_libraries} vkcv_camera vkcv_shader_compiler vkcv_gui)
diff --git a/projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/Sponza.bin b/projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/Sponza.bin
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rename from projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/Sponza.bin
rename to projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/Sponza.bin
diff --git a/projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/Sponza.gltf b/projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/Sponza.gltf
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rename from projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/Sponza.gltf
rename to projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/Sponza.gltf
diff --git a/projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/SponzaFloor.bin b/projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/SponzaFloor.bin
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rename from projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/SponzaFloor.bin
rename to projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/SponzaFloor.bin
diff --git a/projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/SponzaFloor.gltf b/projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/SponzaFloor.gltf
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rename from projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/SponzaFloor.gltf
rename to projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/SponzaFloor.gltf
diff --git a/projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/background.png b/projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/background.png
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rename from projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/background.png
rename to projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/background.png
diff --git a/projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/chain_texture.png b/projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/chain_texture.png
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rename from projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/chain_texture.png
rename to projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/chain_texture.png
diff --git a/projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/lion.png b/projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/lion.png
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rename from projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/lion.png
rename to projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/lion.png
diff --git a/projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/spnza_bricks_a_diff.png b/projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/spnza_bricks_a_diff.png
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rename from projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/spnza_bricks_a_diff.png
rename to projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/spnza_bricks_a_diff.png
diff --git a/projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/sponza_arch_diff.png b/projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/sponza_arch_diff.png
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rename from projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/sponza_arch_diff.png
rename to projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/sponza_arch_diff.png
diff --git a/projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/sponza_ceiling_a_diff.png b/projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/sponza_ceiling_a_diff.png
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rename from projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/sponza_ceiling_a_diff.png
rename to projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/sponza_ceiling_a_diff.png
diff --git a/projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/sponza_column_a_diff.png b/projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/sponza_column_a_diff.png
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rename from projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/sponza_column_a_diff.png
rename to projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/sponza_column_a_diff.png
diff --git a/projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/sponza_column_b_diff.png b/projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/sponza_column_b_diff.png
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rename from projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/sponza_column_b_diff.png
rename to projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/sponza_column_b_diff.png
diff --git a/projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/sponza_column_c_diff.png b/projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/sponza_column_c_diff.png
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rename from projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/sponza_column_c_diff.png
rename to projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/sponza_column_c_diff.png
diff --git a/projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/sponza_curtain_blue_diff.png b/projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/sponza_curtain_blue_diff.png
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rename from projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/sponza_curtain_blue_diff.png
rename to projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/sponza_curtain_blue_diff.png
diff --git a/projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/sponza_curtain_diff.png b/projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/sponza_curtain_diff.png
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diff --git a/projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/sponza_curtain_green_diff.png b/projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/sponza_curtain_green_diff.png
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rename to projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/sponza_curtain_green_diff.png
diff --git a/projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/sponza_details_diff.png b/projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/sponza_details_diff.png
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rename from projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/sponza_fabric_blue_diff.png
rename to projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/sponza_fabric_blue_diff.png
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rename to projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/sponza_fabric_diff.png
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diff --git a/projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/sponza_flagpole_diff.png b/projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/sponza_flagpole_diff.png
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diff --git a/projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/sponza_floor_a_diff.png b/projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/sponza_floor_a_diff.png
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diff --git a/projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/sponza_roof_diff.png b/projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/sponza_roof_diff.png
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diff --git a/projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/vase_plant.png b/projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/vase_plant.png
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rename to projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/vase_plant.png
diff --git a/projects/draw_indirect/resources/Sponza/vase_round.png b/projects/indirect_draw/resources/Sponza/vase_round.png
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diff --git a/projects/draw_indirect/resources/Szene/boards2_vcyc.jpg b/projects/indirect_draw/resources/Szene/boards2_vcyc.jpg
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