Shader Series 3 Per Pixel Lighting

Shader Series 3: Per-Pixel Lighting

Area	Submitted	Type
Games: Graphics, Games: Shaders	6/28/2007	Code Sample

Description

This sample explains how to move lighting calculations to the pixel shader for high-quality per-pixel lighting.

Sample Overview

This sample uses Phong reflection to approximate specular light, creating highlights on the object. Specular highlights are light that's reflected directly to a viewer. These highlights can be simulated through a number of techniques.

Other items in the Shader Series

• Shader Series: Introduction (Article)

• Shader Series 1: Vertex Lighting Sample

• Shader Series 2: Textures and Colors Sample

• Shader Series 4: Materials and Multiple Light Sources

• Shader Series 5: Multipass Lighting

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Download	Size	Description
PerPixelLightingSample_4_0	0.15MB	Source code and assets for the Shader Series 3: Per-Pixel Lighting Sample (XNA Game Studio 4.0).
PerPixelLightingSample_4_0.zip	0.15MB	Source code and assets for the Shader Series 3: Per-Pixel Lighting Sample (XNA Game Studio 4.0).