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In a game a material doesgames, materials often only influence the visual appearance of the objectobjects. The visual appearance is effected by shaders. So regarding to terminology is there a difference between materials and shaders? Should you write one shader for one material?

In a game a material does only influence the visual appearance of the object. The visual appearance is effected by shaders. So regarding to terminology is there a difference between materials and shaders? Should you write one shader for one material?

In games, materials often only influence the visual appearance of objects. The visual appearance is effected by shaders. So regarding to terminology is there a difference between materials and shaders? Should you write one shader for one material?

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Difference between Material and Shader

In a game a material does only influence the visual appearance of the object. The visual appearance is effected by shaders. So regarding to terminology is there a difference between materials and shaders? Should you write one shader for one material?