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Game developer experiments with shaders for character visibility

The user is experimenting with shaders in game development to enhance character visibility. They are implementing an outline and subtle lighting effects to make the player character stand out more against the game environment. The goal is to improve the readability of the character through these visual enhancements. AI

RANK_REASON The item is a personal update about game development experimentation, not a significant industry event.

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Game developer experiments with shaders for character visibility

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I’ve been experimenting with shaders to give the player an outline and a subtle light so the character stands out more. I am going to test different ways to mak

    I’ve been experimenting with shaders to give the player an outline and a subtle light so the character stands out more. I am going to test different ways to make the player easier to read # indiegame # coding # dev # indiedev # unreal # madewithunreal # gaming # videogames # game…