What are shaders in Pygame?

What are shaders in Pygame?

Shaders in Pygame are small programs that run on the GPU to control the rendering pipeline, allowing for advanced graphics effects.

How do I implement a basic shader in my Pygame project?

To implement a basic shader, you'll need to write GLSL code for your vertex and fragment shaders, then load them using Pygame's OpenGL capabilities.

Can you give me an example of a simple shader?

Sure! A simple fragment shader could change the color of a pixel based on its position. Would you like to see the code?

Yes, please share the code!

Here's a basic example:

#version 330 core

out vec4 color;

void main() {
    color = vec4(gl_FragCoord.x / 800.0, gl_FragCoord.y / 600.0, 0.5, 1.0);
}