Create your own Shader Challenges on Shader Learning!

Alexander Alkevich — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 07:53:57 +0000

Our interactive platform Shader Learning for learning computer graphics now allows users to create and share custom tasks for free (here). Each task lets you build an graphics scene with full control over its components:

🎥 Scene Setup

Configure the camera and its animation
Add objects to the scene and define their geometry
Upload textures and assign them to material

🧑‍🎨 Shader Editing

Write and edit both vertex and fragment shaders
Add a post-processing shader for screen effects

📚 Task Content

Write a description for your task
Add supporting theory or background information

✅ Validation Settings

Choose which files the user can edit
Set the number of frames and frame intervals
Define linting rules to guide correct solutions

🚀 Publishing & Sharing Once your task is created and published, it becomes instantly available. You can share the link with others right away.

📊 Task Statistics For each task you publish, you can track:

Number of views
Number of successful solutions
Likes and dislikes
Written feedback from users

✏️ Task Management At any time, you can:

Edit your task
Hide it from public view
Republish it when ready

Demo

This is the first version of the task creation system. Both the functionality and the UI will be refined and expanded over time. If you have suggestions or need specific features or data to build your tasks, feel free to reach out. I'm always open to improving the platform to better support your ideas.

I'm excited to see the tasks you create!

Platform for learning GLSL Shaders

Alexander Alkevich — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 22:11:51 +0000

Shader Learning is a platform designed to help you learn and practice GPU programming. It provides interactive tasks and the necessary theory directly on the site. No installation is required – you can start programming shaders immediately.

Watch YouTube demo to see how it works!

On Shader Learning, you will explore:

The role of fragment shaders in the graphics pipeline and a large collection of built-in GLSL functions.
Various techniques for manipulating 2D images using the capabilities provided by fragment shaders.
The role of vertex shaders and how to transform vertices to shape your 3D models.
Techniques to add lighting and shadows to your scenes.
Noise functions and texture mapping to add detail and complexity to your graphics.
Signed Distance Field (SDF) functions for rendering smooth and detailed shapes.

On Shader Learning, you will gain insights not only into the workings of GPUs and shaders but also into the fundamental mathematical principles behind computer graphics.

If you encounter any questions or difficulties during the course, the platform creators are ready to help. You can reach out for support and ask any questions in the platform's discord channel.

Join Shader Learning and deepen your knowledge in shaders and GPU programming!

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Create your own Shader Challenges on Shader Learning!

Platform for learning GLSL Shaders