shadertiedon
Shadertiedon refers to a loose online community and series of shader challenges that focus on real-time shader art and experimentation. Participants typically submit fragment shaders and share explanations of techniques, such as color palettes, noise functions, ray marching, or procedural textures. Submissions are often presented in a gallery and documented in public repositories or blog posts.
Origin and development are community-driven; it began in the early 2020s as an informal gathering on forums
An iteration usually starts with a prompt or theme. Participants write a shader, test locally with WebGL,
Shadertiedon serves educational purposes: it provides exposure to shader programming concepts, fosters peer review, and preserves
See also: Shadertoy, The Book of Shaders, WebGL, GLSL, OpenGL Shading Language.