diff --git a/src/data/examples/assets/uniforms.frag b/src/data/examples/assets/uniforms.frag
index bf2ad1bc5d..ea1d35f64b 100644
--- a/src/data/examples/assets/uniforms.frag
+++ b/src/data/examples/assets/uniforms.frag
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ precision mediump float;
 // these are known as preprocessor directive
 // essentially we are just declaring some variables that wont change
 // you can think of them just like const variables
-
 #define PI 3.14159265359
 #define TWO_PI 6.28318530718
 
@@ -18,6 +17,10 @@ uniform vec2 resolution;
 uniform float time;
 uniform float mouse;
 
+// this is the same variable we declared in the vertex shader
+// we need to declare it here too!
+varying vec2 vTexCoord;
+
 // this is a function that turns an rgb value that goes from 0 - 255 into 0.0 - 1.0
 vec3 rgb(float r, float g, float b){
     return vec3(r / 255.0, g / 255.0, b / 255.0);
@@ -25,7 +28,7 @@ vec3 rgb(float r, float g, float b){
 
 vec4 poly(float x, float y, float size, float sides, float rotation, vec3 col){
     // get our coordinates
-    vec2 coord = gl_FragCoord.xy;
+    vec2 coord = vTexCoord;
 
     // move the coordinates to where we want to draw the shape
     vec2 pos = vec2(x,y) - coord;
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ vec4 poly(float x, float y, float size, float sides, float rotation, vec3 col){
 
     // restrict our shape to black and white and set it's size
     // we use the smoothstep function to get a nice soft edge
-    d = 1.0 - smoothstep(size*0.5, size*0.5+1.0, d);
+    d = 1.0 - smoothstep(size*0.5, size*0.5+0.002, d);
 
     // return the color with the shape as the alpha channel
     return vec4(col, d);
@@ -54,8 +57,8 @@ vec4 poly(float x, float y, float size, float sides, float rotation, vec3 col){
 
 void main() {
 
-    vec2 center = resolution * 1.0; // draw the shape at the center of the screen
-    float size = resolution.y * 0.5; // make the shape a quarter of the screen height
+    vec2 center = vec2(0.5); // draw the shape at the center of the screen
+    float size = 0.25; // make the shape a quarter of the screen height
     float sides = mod(floor(mouse), 7.0) + 3.0; // slowly increase the sides, when it reaches 10 sides, go back down to 3
     float rotation = time; // rotation is in radians, but for time it doesnt really matter
 
diff --git a/src/data/examples/assets/uniforms.vert b/src/data/examples/assets/uniforms.vert
index 568a87edd2..dcd0739f24 100644
--- a/src/data/examples/assets/uniforms.vert
+++ b/src/data/examples/assets/uniforms.vert
@@ -1,19 +1,30 @@
 // vert file and comments from adam ferriss
 // https://github.com/aferriss/p5jsShaderExamples
 
+// our vertex data
 attribute vec3 aPosition;
+
+// our texcoordinates
 attribute vec2 aTexCoord;
 
+// this is a variable that will be shared with the fragment shader
+// we will assign the attribute texcoords to the varying texcoords to move them from the vert shader to the frag shader
+// it can be called whatever you want but often people prefix it with 'v' to indicate that it is a varying
+varying vec2 vTexCoord;
+
 void main() {
 
-  // copy the position data into a vec4, using 1.0 as the w component
-  vec4 positionVec4 = vec4(aPosition, 1.0);
+    // copy the texture coordinates
+    vTexCoord = aTexCoord;
+
+    // copy the position data into a vec4, using 1.0 as the w component
+    vec4 positionVec4 = vec4(aPosition, 1.0);
 
-  // scale the rect by two, and move it to the center of the screen
-  // if we don't do this, it will appear with its bottom left corner in the center of the sketch
-  // try commenting this line out to see what happens
-  positionVec4.xy = positionVec4.xy * 2.0 - 1.0;
+    // scale the rect by two, and move it to the center of the screen
+    // if we don't do this, it will appear with its bottom left corner in the center of the sketch
+    // try commenting this line out to see what happens
+    positionVec4.xy = positionVec4.xy * 2.0 - 1.0;
 
-  // send the vertex information on to the fragment shader
-  gl_Position = positionVec4;
+    // send the vertex information on to the fragment shader
+    gl_Position = positionVec4;
 }
diff --git a/src/data/examples/en/20_3D/10_passing_shader_uniforms.js b/src/data/examples/en/20_3D/10_passing_shader_uniforms.js
index 3d6dc2ec1b..5a962cf303 100644
--- a/src/data/examples/en/20_3D/10_passing_shader_uniforms.js
+++ b/src/data/examples/en/20_3D/10_passing_shader_uniforms.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
  function setup() {
    // shaders require WEBGL mode to work
-   createCanvas(710, 400, WEBGL);
+   createCanvas(400, 400, WEBGL);
    noStroke();
  }
 
diff --git a/src/data/examples/es/20_3D/10_passing_shader_uniforms.js b/src/data/examples/es/20_3D/10_passing_shader_uniforms.js
index 3d6dc2ec1b..5a962cf303 100644
--- a/src/data/examples/es/20_3D/10_passing_shader_uniforms.js
+++ b/src/data/examples/es/20_3D/10_passing_shader_uniforms.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
  function setup() {
    // shaders require WEBGL mode to work
-   createCanvas(710, 400, WEBGL);
+   createCanvas(400, 400, WEBGL);
    noStroke();
  }
 
diff --git a/src/data/examples/ko/20_3D/10_passing_shader_uniforms.js b/src/data/examples/ko/20_3D/10_passing_shader_uniforms.js
index 3b274aef49..ade3f0b716 100644
--- a/src/data/examples/ko/20_3D/10_passing_shader_uniforms.js
+++ b/src/data/examples/ko/20_3D/10_passing_shader_uniforms.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
  function setup() {
   // 셰이더를 작동하기 위해 WEBGL 모드가 필요합니다.
-   createCanvas(710, 400, WEBGL);
+   createCanvas(400, 400, WEBGL);
    noStroke();
  }
 
diff --git a/src/data/examples/zh-Hans/20_3D/10_passing_shader_uniforms.js b/src/data/examples/zh-Hans/20_3D/10_passing_shader_uniforms.js
index 3d6dc2ec1b..5a962cf303 100644
--- a/src/data/examples/zh-Hans/20_3D/10_passing_shader_uniforms.js
+++ b/src/data/examples/zh-Hans/20_3D/10_passing_shader_uniforms.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
  function setup() {
    // shaders require WEBGL mode to work
-   createCanvas(710, 400, WEBGL);
+   createCanvas(400, 400, WEBGL);
    noStroke();
  }