Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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✔️ Works in 2020.3

SmoothStep is a very useful function, very often appearing in shaders. In this video, I explain how it works and go over how you can use it. Then, I show a few ways to incorporate it into your project!

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💬 Video transcript
► docs.google.com/document/d/1m_kTd8WxsU8F-GwBR5ONNmb4KjJ5T12CZSdYM9Ae60o/edit?usp=sharing

⏲️ Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:12 The function
1:28 How to use it
1:56 What it's used for
3:23 Wrap up and credits

🎖️ Credits and references:
• MarkGX: Drag a GameObject with the mouse - answers.unity.com/questions/12322/drag-gameobject-with-mouse.html
• KhronosGroup: GLSL SmoothStep source - github.com/KhronosGroup/WebGL/blob/master/sdk/tests/conformance/glsl/functions/glsl-function-smoothstep-float.html
• Astigmatic: Special Elite font - fontsquirrel.com/fonts/special-elite

Music:
Bleeping Demo by Kevin MacLeod
Link: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7012-bleeping-demo
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