What are Shaders? (Game Development 101)

Shaders or Materials in Game Development. What are they for?
Unreal Engine Materials yay or neah?
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Hey,
I am Vojta Nevrela and I make games.
I want to spend my time on earth pursuing the quest of becoming an amazing game developer (Good to note, that I am clearly on the beginning of this journey... 5 years in... -_- )
I want to share with you everything I learn, so you too can make cool games for me to play. ;)
That's why I am posting on KZbin and share Open Source projects. It's also a reason why I am working at GameReady as an Education Coordinator to help nurture the next generation of Game Developers.
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[@piotrmozer6428]

Shaders are magic tool and pain in ass in the same time haha :) BTW Good to see you after a long break.