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Pulsing dots with a dark vignette

A picture built in steps: zoom in and out, then draw dots, then color it, then finish with a dark vignette. Every step is listed below with its exact numbers.

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The target picture for the shader challenge "Pulsing dots with a dark vignette" — Recreate this picture. You pass at a 99% match, then try to write it in fewer characters than the par.

How this challenge works

You write a fragment shader that draws the picture above, live in your browser. A match bar shows how close you are, and the score combines accuracy, code size (the par is 401 characters in Unity (Built-in)) and GPU speed. Work in HLSL, GLSL, WGSL, Metal or Godot and export the result when you are done.

The numbers you need

Space: p = (uv - 0.5) * float2(aspect, 1.0)
Step 1: Zoom in and out: p *= 1.0 + 0.35 * sin(time * 3.0)
Step 2: Pattern: g = p * 5.0; f = frac(g) - 0.5; m = 1.0 - smoothstep(0.33, 0.36, length(f))
Step 3: Colors: lerp(float3(0.06, 0.14, 0.12), float3(0.41, 0.91, 0.81), m)
Step 4: Finish: col *= 1.0 - 0.55 * smoothstep(0.35, 0.9, length(s)), s = (uv - 0.5) * float2(aspect, 1.0)

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Unity (Built-in), Unity (URP), Unreal, Shadertoy / WebGL, OpenGL (LWJGL, raylib), three.js, GameMaker, LÖVE (Lua), Godot, Apple (iOS, macOS), WebGPU / Bevy.

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