Chapter 23. Understanding the High-Level Shader Language
A couple of chapters ago, I briefly introduced the High-Level Shader Language (HLSL), and you even got to write some basic vertex and pixel shaders using it. However, I scratched only the surface of this amazing technology. There are entire books dedicated to understanding the intricacies of the language and writing amazing shaders.
Because this book is only a beginner's book, an exhaustive look at this technology isn't feasible, but you should get a little more information on the subject to help you write the great games of the future.
In this chapter, you'll learn
Why you should fully understand HLSL
How to update lighting code to add specular highlights
How to implement per-pixel lighting ...
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