ShaderPad: A Lightweight Library for Web Shaders
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ShaderPad is a 5.8kb library that simplifies adding high-performance shaders to websites by removing the need for complex graphics scaffolding.
Shaders
GPU programs written in GLSL, HLSL, or similar languages that control how vertices and fragments are processed during rendering, enabling custom visual effects like lighting, texturing, and procedural animation.
Reading List
Accelerating Professional Video with Vulkan Compute in FFmpeg
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FFmpeg is utilizing Vulkan Compute shaders to bring high-performance, cross-platform GPU acceleration to professional video codecs.
Building Procedural Hex Worlds with WebGPU
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A high-performance procedural island generator using Wave Function Collapse and WebGPU to create logically connected 3D hex maps.
Rising Smoke in three.js with Noise-Driven Alpha and Vertex Twisting
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Drive alpha, animation, and vertex twisting from a noise texture to turn a plane into convincing, rising smoke in three.js.
Interactive Shader That Reveals Your Fovea’s Footprint
A procedurally animated shader makes motion visible only near your gaze point, letting you see the size of your fovea.
Flame Fractals in GLSL: Chaos-Game Splatting, Transforms, and Simple Post
A practical GPU guide to rendering flame fractals with atomic density splatting, flexible transforms, and simple color/tonemapping plus DOF and motion blur.