This article is an introduction to the Shader Series, a set of samples and articles that allow an intermediate 3D developer to begin to explore the programmable graphics pipeline.

Data Structures

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Data Management

This series of articles is an introduction to using data structures in games, with several game-specific examples of using data structures, and a quick-reference data structure performance "cheat sheet."

Shader Series: Coordinate Spaces

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Graphics, Shaders

This supplemental article outlines the different coordinate spaces that are necessary when creating shaders.

Shader Series: Fixed Function to Programmable Pipeline

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Graphics, Shaders

This supplemental article is a quick guide to the differences between fixed-function graphics architecture present in Direct3D9 and the programmable pipeline architecture used in the XNA Framework.

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