Glossary

A texture storing data in three dimensions, used for volumetric effects in shaders.

A lookup texture storing atmospheric haze and light scattering for visible scene pixels.

A Framer Motion component enabling exit animations for components leaving the React tree.

A texture filtering method that improves image quality at oblique viewing angles.

Light scattering unevenly in different directions due to particle properties in a medium.

Technique to smooth jagged edges in graphics by blending pixel colors.

A CRT display mask with vertical slots allowing electron beams to hit phosphor stripes.

The process of light being redirected by air molecules and particles in the atmosphere.

Input data for vertex shaders that varies per vertex, like position or UV coordinates.

The mean color value computed from a group of pixels or samples.

Rendering the inside faces of a mesh to show its inner surface effects.

A threshold map used in ordered dithering to create structured pixel patterns.

A law describing light intensity reduction exponentially with distance through a medium.

A parametric curve defined by control points used to model smooth shapes and motions.

An upscaling method smoothing images by interpolating pixels using 16 neighbors with cubic polynomials.

A shading model that simulates light reflection using diffuse and specular components.

A technique adding subtle random offsets to reduce visual artifacts in rendering.

The smallest cube enclosing a 3D mesh, defined by minimum and maximum coordinates.

Light patterns formed by rays refracted or reflected through curved surfaces.

A color distortion effect where RGB channels are slightly offset in an image.

A visual effect where light splits into colors due to varying refraction indices.

Splitting text into smaller pieces to process or analyze more effectively.

A round-shaped sampling area used in image filtering to gather pixel data.

Coordinate system after view transformation where geometry outside the view frustum is clipped.

A subtractive color model using cyan, magenta, yellow, and black inks for printing.

Reducing the number of colors in an image to create a limited color palette.

A GPU pipeline for running compute shaders to process data without rendering graphics.

GPU programs designed for general-purpose parallel computation beyond graphics rendering.

A matrix operation sliding over pixels to modify images like blurring or edge detection.

Processes converting coordinates between different spaces like object, world, and screen.

A trigonometric function returning the cosine of an angle in radians.

A measure of similarity between two vectors based on the cosine of their angle.

A Bézier curve defined by four control points creating smooth, complex curves.

A CSS function defining a cubic Bézier curve for timing animations and transitions.

A user-defined set of colors used to limit or stylize rendered output.

A value representing how much volume or mass is present at a point in a volume.

A texture storing depth information of a scene from a specific camera or light.

A mathematical function representing the rate of change or velocity of a curve.

Light scattered evenly from a surface, creating soft, non-reflective illumination.

The number of workgroups launched to execute a compute shader.

A representation storing distance to the nearest shape edge for rendering.

A technique adding noise to simulate more colors or smooth gradients in images.

A math operation returning a scalar from two vectors, indicating their directional similarity.

An easing function where motion starts slowly and accelerates towards the end.

An easing function that starts and ends slowly with faster motion in the middle.

An easing function where motion starts fast and decelerates towards the end.

Functions that control animation speed to create natural motion effects.

A filter that highlights sharp brightness changes to find object boundaries.

Scalars representing the magnitude of stretching or shrinking in a matrix transformation.

Vectors that maintain direction under a matrix transformation, scaled by eigenvalues.

Numeric vector representations of text capturing semantic meaning for comparison.

An animation that plays when a component is removed from the UI.

Fractal Brownian Motion, a technique combining multiple noise layers for natural-looking textures.

Framebuffer Object used to render scenes offscreen into textures for later use.

A function that rounds a number down to the nearest whole integer.

A function that returns the fractional part of a number, removing its integer part.

A method layering noise at different scales to create complex, natural patterns in graphics.

A GPU program that computes the color and other attributes of each pixel.

An off-screen buffer to render textures for use in later rendering passes.

A React library for creating animations and gestures with declarative APIs.

Variation of reflectivity depending on the viewing angle of a surface.

A 2D rectangle covering the entire screen used for post-processing effects.

Shader function returning rate of change of a value across pixels for antialiasing.

Weights based on a Gaussian function used to emphasize central pixels in filtering.

The shape or structure of a 3D object defined by vertices and faces.

A C-like language used to write shaders that run on the GPU.

Shifting grid cells to create staggered or varied pattern layouts.

The normalized vector halfway between the light direction and eye vector.

Technique using dots of varying size to simulate continuous tones in images.

A phase function modeling directional light scattering in participating media.

A number describing how much light bends when entering a material.

A mesh that renders multiple copies efficiently using GPU instancing.

The dimension or radius of the sampling area used in image filtering.

An edge-preserving smoothing filter that reduces noise while maintaining sharp edges.

Animation that smoothly transitions a component between different layouts or positions.

The process of animating changes in a component's layout properties.

A component that groups motion components to coordinate shared or sibling layout animations.

A function that linearly interpolates between two values based on a factor.

The deflection of light rays as they pass through particles or media.

A raymarching process sampling light absorption and scattering along a ray inside a volume.

A technique to sample light attenuation by marching rays toward a light source.

An easing function where motion progresses at a constant speed.

A method to find a point between two values based on a parameter t.

Large Language Model, an AI trained to understand and generate human-like text.

A precomputed texture or array used to quickly retrieve complex calculation results.

Brightness component of a color, representing perceived light intensity.

A measure of perceived brightness of a color, often used for grayscale conversion.

Dithering that uses pixel brightness to determine black or white output pixels.

Defines how a mesh looks by controlling its surface properties and shading.

A function returning the larger of two values, often used in shading calculations.

Markdown format that supports embedding JSX components for interactive content.

A 3D object composed of geometry and material used in rendering.

A physically based material in Three.js simulating realistic lighting and reflections.

A material simulating light transmission and refraction through transparent meshes.

Light scattering caused by larger atmospheric particles like dust and aerosols.

A function returning the smaller of two values, used to combine distances in SDFs.

A GLSL function that blends two values based on a given interpolation factor.

A mathematical operation returning the remainder after division, used for repeating patterns.

Visual interference pattern from overlapping similar grids or textures.

A Framer Motion-enhanced component that supports animations and layout transitions.

Halftone technique applying separate dot grids for each color channel.

An abstraction for building shaders using composable nodes instead of raw code.

A procedural function generating pseudo-random values for natural randomness in graphics.

A texture storing surface normals used for lighting and edge detection.

Vectors perpendicular to a mesh's surface used to calculate lighting and shading.

Recalculating surface normals dynamically, often after vertex displacement in shaders.

A vector perpendicular to a surface used for lighting and shading calculations.

Coordinates normalized to a -1 to 1 range after perspective division in clip space.

A material that visualizes surface normals as colors for debugging or effects.

Coordinate system relative to an individual object's local origin.

The accumulated density of a medium along a ray affecting light attenuation.

A visual effect where the brain perceives something different from the actual image or pattern.

Dithering using a fixed threshold matrix to produce a repeating, structured pattern.

The process where ozone absorbs specific light wavelengths, altering sky colors.

A curve defined by one or more parameters, often time, controlling its points.

Rates of change of a function with respect to one variable, holding others constant.

A gradient noise function used to create natural-looking textures and animations.

A PostgreSQL extension for storing and querying vector embeddings efficiently.

A function describing how scattered light is directionally distributed in the atmosphere.

Alternating rendering between two framebuffers to reuse data across frames efficiently.

Effect where images appear blocky due to enlarged pixels.

Downsampling an image to larger visible pixels for a retro or stylized look.

Allowing components to render different HTML elements based on a prop.

An approximation method using polynomial functions to weight pixels in filtering.

A shader or filter applied after rendering to alter the final image appearance.

A rendering step applying image-wide effects after the main scene is rendered.

Mapping 3D points onto a plane or screen using mathematical transformations.

Manipulating AI prompts to alter or exploit the model's output behavior.

Reducing the number of colors by mapping continuous values to discrete levels.

The process of converting 3D geometry into 2D pixels for display on screen.

Light scattering by small air molecules, stronger at shorter (blue) wavelengths.

A rendering technique that steps along rays to find surface intersections using distances.

An iterative process stepping along a ray to sample distances or densities in a scene.

A function calculating the bending of a light vector passing through a surface.

A light ray bent as it passes through a surface with a different refractive index.

The bending of light as it passes between materials with different densities.

The GPU pipeline that processes vertex and fragment shaders to produce images.

A texture or buffer where a scene or image is rendered offscreen.

A component that manages a list of reorderable items with drag-and-drop support.

A draggable item component used within a Reorder.Group for reordering lists.

A function that tiles space periodically to create infinite repeating patterns in scenes.

Subpixel groups in CRTs representing red, green, and blue color channels.

A halftone pattern made of concentric rings instead of solid dots for a unique effect.

A matrix used to rotate points or vectors in 2D or 3D space.

A GPU object that defines how to read and filter textures in shaders.

The intensity or purity of a color, affecting its vividness.

Horizontal lines simulating CRT display refresh lines for retro visual effects.

A shader effect that warps UVs to mimic the curved surface of CRT screens.

The 2D coordinate system of the final rendered image or frame buffer.

A GPU program that calculates rendering effects for vertices or pixels.

A texture storing scene depth from a light's perspective to determine shadows.

A technique using shadow maps to calculate shadows in 3D scenes.

A metal plate with holes in CRTs to align electron beams with phosphor dots.

Animation that transitions a component between instances sharing the same layoutId.

Functions returning the shortest distance from a point to a surface, positive outside, negative inside.

A smooth, non-repetitive noise function used for organic texture generation.

A trigonometric function returning the sine of an angle in radians.

A texture storing sky colors for different viewing directions and camera positions.

A function blending two distances smoothly to combine shapes without sharp edges.

Shader function creating smooth transitions between two edges.

An edge detection filter using two convolution kernels to find horizontal and vertical edges.

A convolution filter used to estimate image gradients and edge directions.

The bright reflection of light on shiny surfaces in a specific direction.

Structured Query Language used to manage and query relational databases.

Grid cells offset alternately to create more complex, non-uniform patterns.

A GPU buffer that shaders can read from and write to for arbitrary data.

A matrix summarizing local gradient directions and magnitudes in an image.

Smaller divisions within a pixel used to increase detail or create effects.

A color blending method where overlapping colors absorb light, darkening the result.

Vector graphics instructions defining shapes and curves in Scalable Vector Graphics.

A web API that converts binary data into readable text strings.

A 2D coordinate mapping a texture onto a surface in shaders.

The process of reading texel data from a texture in a shader.

A GLSL function that samples a color from a 2D texture using coordinates.

A function that controls the pacing of an animation over time.

A unit of text like a word or subword used in language model processing.

The process of splitting text into tokens for analysis or model input.

A process that maps high dynamic range colors to a displayable range.

A CSS property that animates changes between states smoothly.

The fraction of light that passes through a medium without being absorbed or scattered.

A lookup texture storing precomputed light survival data through the atmosphere.

Three.js Shading Language, a functional language for writing portable shaders.

A GPU buffer holding uniform data accessible by shaders during rendering.

Normalized 2D coordinates mapping textures onto 3D surfaces.

Manipulating texture coordinates to create warping or displacement effects on surfaces.

A technique to map 2D textures onto 3D geometry using UV coordinates.

A measure of how much pixel values differ from their average in a region.

A variable used to pass interpolated data from vertex to fragment shaders.

A mathematical space where vectors represent data points for comparison.

A GPU program that processes each vertex's position and attributes before rasterization.

Coordinate system relative to the camera's position and orientation.

Rendering technique simulating light interacting with particles in a volume.

A technique sampling densities inside volumes by marching rays step-by-step through 3D space.

A procedural texture based on distance to randomly placed points creating cell patterns.

A modern web API for high-performance GPU graphics and computation.

Dithering using random noise thresholds to scatter pixel brightness variations.

The number of threads grouped together to execute a compute shader.

A shared coordinate system for all objects in a 3D scene.