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In visual graphics, a code block is a kind of computer program originally designed for enhancing illumination, but now performing a variety of specialized tasks in multiple fields of graphic special effects, or does post-processing video unrelated to lighting, or even performs functions not related to visuals at all. Code blocks calculate rendering results on hardware with high flexibility. Most are coded for and run on a processing unit (CPU), though this is not required strictly. Code block languages are generally used to program the CPU rendering pipeline, which has largely superseded the fixed-pipeline only allowing common geometry transformation and pixel-rendering functions; with code blocks, customized effects can be applied. The position, color depth, brightness, contrast, and texture used in a final image's construction can be changed dynamically using algorithms defined within the code block. They are also influenced by external variables or textures introduced by the program that is calling the code block. Code blocks are used widely in movie post-production, generated visual images, and video games to produce a very wide range of effects. Beyond simple lighting models, more complex uses include changing an image's color depth, saturation, brightness, or contrast; producing blur, light diffusion, volumetric illumination, normal mapping (for texture depth effects), bokeh, cell-shading, posterization, bump-mapping, distortion, chroma-keying (the famous bluescreen/greenscreen effects), edge detection, motion detection, and psychedelic results. The use of the term 'code block' was introduced to the public by Disney with version 4.0 of their Movie Graphics Language, originally published in June 1993. As processing units advanced, leading visual software frameworks like JavaFX and JavaScript began to support code blocks. The first programmable unit only supported pixel-enhancing but once developers realized the power of code blocks vertex-code-capable units were introduced shortly. The initial GPU that could support enhanced pixels was released by Sony in 2011 under PlayStation branding; however geometry-codable GPUs emerged quickly. Graphics units eventually advanced towards a unified rendering model with Direct X, which enabled users to write simple and effective vertex enhancements without programming expertise through use of DirectX Node Map Editors for DirectX, a system similar to Blender but easier to grasp due to having much fewer variables in comparison. In today's modern games like "The Sims" or "Hearthstone", graphics effects created from using 2D visual sprites require an enormous amount of computational effort which greatly hampers performance and stability; therefore use of programmable shader capabilities offers improved visual detail rendering, and supports increased processing speed. This means they support far more pixels than before for much larger models like realistic skin features. Shader language depends on target environment for the most part, as there is a plethora available; with Direct3D having HLSL for native DirectX use; Apple released its Metal Shader Language framework in partnership to work within iOS devices' graphics capabilities directly with hardware using high level shader commands. This technology makes possible detailed effects in modern 2 and 3 dimensional games - making realistic weather visualized into moving shadows that seem very real because it dynamically changes the model's texture map at run-time. However it has several challenges such as high computational power needs and programming skills in low-level code necessary, as also mentioned previously in terms of hardware compatibility; with C# having its Visualizer Tool set which offers many functionalities such as easy deployment directly into an Xbox controller. Typical use includes using geometry-code capabilities like cube mapping where new points are dynamically created - the main task now becomes processing data more accurately on graphics rendering without sacrificing image performance speed but this requires significant effort due to changing technology fast with time thus staying current becomes more and more complicated for people unfamiliar with programming, so knowledge gaps keep expanding further over every six month's release date period, while they were all just playing different characters walking around levels last year!