Algorithms

A cheap alternative to 3D simplex noise

Sep 5 • Xor

Efficient Chaos

Techniques I use for fast pseudo-randomness in pixel shaders

Jul 10 • Xor

Approximating fluid dynamics and flames efficiently with shaders

Mar 17 • Xor

How to filter your shaders

Jan 11 • Xor

Creating editable voxel maps with 2D textures

Aug 25, 2024 • Xor

Guest: Radiance Cascades 2

Part Two: Optimizations & Code Deep Dive

Jul 13, 2024 • Alex and Xor

How voxel raytracing works

Jun 1, 2024 • Xor

Guest: Radiance Cascades

Part One: Introduction to Radiance Cascades

Apr 13, 2024 • Xor and Alex

Guest: Volume Shadows

Oakleaff shows us how he handled volumetric fog and shadows in GM

Apr 5, 2024 • Xor and Oakleaff

An introduction to 3D shadows

Mar 23, 2024 • Xor

Blur Philosophy 2

Further improving blur shaders with interpolation, downscaling and more

Mar 2, 2024 • Xor

Blur Philosophy

How to write a better blur shader

Feb 17, 2024 • Xor

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