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Life & fun · October 30, 2015

Vertexshaderart.com

Vertexshaderart.com launched on October 30, 2015 with 145 votes, #185 of 4,175 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

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Vertexshaderart.com is a website for creating and sharing visual art using vertex shaders. Launched in 2015, it allows users to write shader code to generate graphics and animations, then display and share their creations with others. The platform is designed for people interested in graphics programming, creative coding, and generative art who want to experiment with shader-based visual effects and see what others have made.

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