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Game developer and graphics engineer producing Unity shader tutorials in written (Medium) and video form, especially HLSL and URP.
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- Writing Unity URP Shaders with Code (series intro)
Intro to a tutorial series on writing Unity URP shaders in code.
nedmakesgames.medium.com · Apr 2023 - Mapping Our Way to PBR | Writing Unity URP Code Shaders Tutorial [4/9] ✔️ 2021.3
Writing URP code shaders part 4, mapping textures for PBR.
youtube.com · ~Dec 2022 - Mapping Our Way to PBR: Writing Unity URP Shaders With Code, Part 4
Writing URP shaders in code, part 4 on PBR texture mapping.
nedmakesgames.medium.com · Dec 2022 - Transparent and Crystal Clear | Writing Unity URP Code Shaders Tutorial [3/9] ✔️ 2021.3
Writing URP code shaders part 3, handling transparency and glass-like materials.
youtube.com · ~Sep 2022 - Let There Be Light (And Shadow) | Writing Unity URP Code Shaders Tutorial [2/9] ✔️ 2021.3
Writing URP code shaders part 2, adding lighting and shadows.
youtube.com · Aug 2022 - Let There Be Light: Writing Unity URP Shaders with Code, Part 2
Writing URP shaders in code, part 2 on lighting and shadows.
nedmakesgames.medium.com · Jul 2022 - The Graphics Pipeline and You | Writing Unity URP Code Shaders Tutorial [1/9] ✔️ 2021.3
Writing URP code shaders part 1, covering the graphics pipeline.
youtube.com · ~Apr 2022 - Writing Unity URP Shaders with Code Part 1: The Graphics Pipeline and You
Writing URP shaders in code, part 1 on the graphics pipeline.
nedmakesgames.medium.com · Apr 2022 - Mastering Tessellation Shaders in Unity! Easy LoD, Curved Triangles, Height Maps | Game Dev Tutorial
Covers tessellation shaders in Unity with LOD, curved triangles and height maps.
youtube.com · ~Nov 2021 - Custom Lighting in Unity URP Shader Graph! Ready for Toony Lights! ✔️ 2021.1 | Game Dev Tutorial
Implements custom lighting in URP Shader Graph for toon-style lights.
youtube.com · ~Aug 2021 - Drawing Boxes and Rectangles in URP Shader Graph with 2D SDFs! ✔️ 2021.1 | Unity Game Dev Tutorial
Draws boxes and rectangles in Shader Graph with 2D signed distance fields.
youtube.com · ~Apr 2021 - All Blend Modes! Looking at the Shader Graph Blend Mode Filters ✔️ 2021.1 | Unity Game Dev Tutorial
Surveys every blend mode in Shader Graph's Blend node.
youtube.com · ~Apr 2021 - Drawing a Line Segment in the URP Shader Graph with 2D SDFs! ✔️ 2021.1 | Unity Game Dev Tutorial
Draws line segments in Shader Graph with 2D signed distance fields.
youtube.com · ~Apr 2021 - Basics of Mipmaps in Unity Part 2! Shaders, Bias, and Texture2DLOD! ✔️ 2021.1 | Game Dev Tutorial
Mipmaps part 2 covering shader bias and Texture2DLOD sampling.
youtube.com · ~Apr 2021 - Basics of Partial Derivative Shader Funcs in Unity! DDX, DDY, FWidth ✔️ 2021.1 | Game Dev Tutorial
Explains partial derivative shader functions DDX, DDY and fwidth.
youtube.com · ~Apr 2021 - Basics of Mipmaps in Unity Part 1! Import Settings and Custom Mipmaps! ✔️ 2021.1 | Game Dev Tutorial
Mipmaps part 1 covering import settings and custom mipmaps.
youtube.com · ~Apr 2021 - Basics of White Noise! Random Numbers for Shaders and ProcGen in Unity ✔️ 2021.1 | Game Dev Tutorial
Explains white noise as random numbers for shaders and procedural generation.
youtube.com · ~Apr 2021 - The Basics of Dot Product in Unity URP. Vectors, Angles, and Lighting! ✔️ 2021.1 | Game Dev Tutorial
Explains the dot product for vectors, angles and lighting in URP.
youtube.com · ~Apr 2021 - Blend Two Camera Views with a Render Texture in Unity URP! ✔️ 2021.1 | Game Dev Tutorial
Blends two camera views using a render texture in URP.
youtube.com · ~Apr 2021 - URP Shaders in Code, Part 3: Transparent and Crystal Clear
Part three of writing URP shaders in code, covering transparency and crystal-clear materials.
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