What is a Vertex Shader?
In Computer Graphics, the term "vertex shader" refers to the four-dimensional (4D) program that defines how vertices are arranged in space.
In Computer Graphics, the term "vertex shader" refers to the four-dimensional (4D) program that defines how vertices are arranged in space.
SubscribeHow are Computer Graphics (CG) Rendered?A vertex shader is the part of a shader that defines the way that vertices are laid out within an experience.
Vertices can be displaced using a vertex shader.
Vertex shader programs can be used as a means to pass the vertex positional data of a geometry, model or object directly to the fragment shader or can additionally be used to animate or set the way the geometry, model or object's vertices/form behaves at instances or over time.
Vertex shader programs are capable of taking in variables defined by the software (i.e. attributes and uniforms) as well as passing vertex specific data to the fragment shader (i.e. varying or in/out).
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