Nate Argaw

Shaders are prevalent across all types of media. Whether it is movies, animation or video games, shaders have a prominent role in creating and elevating the entertainment experience. This talk will introduce the audience to writing shader programs. The talk will cover a brief history of shaders, the role of the GPU and parallel processing, pixel shaders and the role of math and the GLSL language. Furthermore, the talk will explore the idea of using functions as paint brushes, signed distance fields (SDFs), combining and coloring SDFs. The talk will emphasize the role of shaders in artistic expression and how to get started learning the magical art of shaders.