Displacing pixels is a simple technique that can produce visually stunning effects. In this tutorial, I'll show you how you can create a realistic underwater...

Rendering onto a texture, as opposed to directly to the screen, is a very useful technique in many shader effects and post-processing effects. Here, I'll...

Smoke or fluid effects look cool and can give your game a realistic edge, but what if you want to create something more dynamic or custom? In this tutorial,...

Having mastered the basics of shaders, we take a hands-on approach to harnessing the power of the GPU to create realistic, dynamic lighting.

In Part 1, we looked at the basics of writing a graphics shader with ShaderToy. In this part, we look at how to set up our own graphics shader environment on...

Shader programming can come off as enigmatic black magic, and is often misunderstood. There are many code samples out there that demonstrate incredible...

If you're creating a game for microconsoles, such as the Ouya, PS Vita TV, GameStick, or Amazon Fire, or porting a game to microconsoles, you need to bear...

Chosing the optimal resolution for a game from the start of development can reduce headaches with porting later on. In this Quick Tip, I'll help you choose...

In this tutorial, I'll help you to create levels for any game genre and make designing levels much easier. You're going to learn how to create your first...