Use of shaders in games
Shaders are vastly used in games and animation, especially when creating dynamic lighting, changing tints, and making dynamic visual improvements. Sometimes, the world environment is created with shaders.
Shaders in a 2D game space
Only pixel shaders can be used in 2D games. Each pixel of a digital image is considered a fragment. This is the reason why pixel shaders are also called fragment shaders. Pixel shaders can only perform color changes, tiling, and masking.
BitmapShader, ComposeShader, LinearGradient, RadialGradient, and SweepGradient are the variants of Android 2D shaders.
A 2D game world is created with images. Developers often choose to create different assets to give the same object a different look and feel. In this process, developers end up making a bigger APK with almost the same use set.
Sprites can also be a field where shaders can hold a significant role. When using the same sprite to create different objects, the colors of certain fragments need to...
