Systems and methods of distance-based shaders for procedurally generated graphics

A method of presenting visual information to a user, the method comprising:

• identifying an origin point and target point, the target point being part of a virtual object that is procedurally generated by a microprocessor;
• calculating an object distance between the origin point and the target point in three-dimensional space;
• adjusting a threshold value of a distance test with the object distance;
• determining an interpolated shader value for the target point from the distance test using a clamping function;
• applying a shader to the target point to create a shaded virtual object;
• and
• displaying the shaded virtual object to the user with a near-eye display (NED).

A non-transitory computer readable medium, the non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a microprocessor, cause the microprocessor to perform a method comprising:

• identifying an origin point and target point, the target point being part of a virtual object that is procedurally generated by the microprocessor;
• calculating an object distance between the origin point and the target point in three-dimensional space;
• adjusting a threshold value of a distance test with the object distance;
• determining an interpolated shader value for the target point from the distance test using a clamping function;
• applying a shader to the target point to create a shaded virtual object;
• and
• displaying the shaded virtual object with a near-eye display (NED) for viewing by a user.