Buffer

The Concept

A buffer is a block of raw memory, it can be on the RAM on the VRAM or on the disk storage. It's a large block of bytes that simply stores physical data while it moves between to devices or proccess.

Usage

A buffer can be use for

These buffers may contain the 3D coordinates of our character (x, y, z), the camera's mathematical matrix, or the color of the light, but they can have other usage.