AR/VR/XR Fun(damentals) #3 — Unity Code & Resources

Real time Matrix VFX in Shaders in Unity using Triplanar mapping from https://shahriyarshahrabi.medium.com/shader-studies-matrix-effect-3d2ead3a84c5

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Amazing article by the talented Unity Technical Artists, Shahriar Shahrabi:

Shader Studies: Matrix Effect

“Break down of the matrix shader effect written by Will Kirby. And implementation of a real time matrix Shader in Unity 3D with Triplanar mapping… the shader can be dropped on any mesh and it would work without the need of a specific asset preparation.

Original Shader: https://www.shadertoy.com/view/ldccW4

My Github Repository containing the code: https://github.com/IRCSS/MatrixVFX

In this post I will first look at the shader toy implementation and explain the lines, with the hope of demystifying some of the standard techniques, and then explain very briefly the Unity implementation.”

IRCSS/MatrixVFX

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The Book of Shaders

by Patricio Gonzalez Vivo and Jen Lowe

A true classic for all lovers of Unity Shader programming.

The Book of Shaders

This is a gentle step-by-step guide through the abstract and complex universe of Fragment Shaders.

Contents

• About this book

Getting started

• What is a shader?
• “Hello world!”
• Uniforms
• Running your shader

Algorithmic drawing

• Shaping functions
• Colors
• Shapes
• Matrices
• Patterns

Generative designs

• Random
• Noise
• Cellular noise
• Fractional brownian motion
• Fractals

Image processing

• Textures
• Image operations
• Kernel convolutions
• Filters
• Others effects
• Simulation
• Pingpong
• Conway
• Ripples
• Water color
• Reaction diffusion
• 3D graphics
• Lights
• Normal-maps
• Bump-maps
• Ray marching
• Environmental-maps (spherical and cube)
• Reflect and refract
• Appendix: Other ways to use this book
• How can I navigate this book offline?
• How to run the examples on a Raspberry Pi?
• How to print this book?
• How can I collaborate?
• An introduction for those coming from JS by Nicolas Barradeau
• Examples Gallery
• Glossary

The Book of Shaders

Patricio Gonzalez Vivo