Intenté comprender el código que controla la colisión entre dos objetos en el juego: colisión por píxel. El código es:

/// <summary>
/// Determines if there is overlap of the non-transparent pixels
/// between two sprites.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="rectangleA">Bounding rectangle of the first sprite</param>
/// <param name="dataA">Pixel data of the first sprite</param>
/// <param name="rectangleB">Bouding rectangle of the second sprite</param>
/// <param name="dataB">Pixel data of the second sprite</param>
/// <returns>True if non-transparent pixels overlap; false otherwise</returns>
static bool IntersectPixels(Rectangle rectangleA, Color[] dataA,
                            Rectangle rectangleB, Color[] dataB)
{
    // Find the bounds of the rectangle intersection
    int top = Math.Max(rectangleA.Top, rectangleB.Top);
    int bottom = Math.Min(rectangleA.Bottom, rectangleB.Bottom);
    int left = Math.Max(rectangleA.Left, rectangleB.Left);
    int right = Math.Min(rectangleA.Right, rectangleB.Right);

    // Check every point within the intersection bounds
    for (int y = top; y < bottom; y++)
    {
        for (int x = left; x < right; x++)
        {
            // Get the color of both pixels at this point
            Color colorA = dataA[(x - rectangleA.Left) +
                                 (y - rectangleA.Top) * rectangleA.Width];
            Color colorB = dataB[(x - rectangleB.Left) +
                                 (y - rectangleB.Top) * rectangleB.Width];

            // If both pixels are not completely transparent,
            if (colorA.A != 0 && colorB.A != 0)
            {
                // then an intersection has been found
                return true;
            }
        }
    }

    // No intersection found
    return false;
}

Encontré algunas explicaciones pero nadie explicó las últimas líneas:

// If both pixels are not completely transparent,
if (colorA.A != 0 && colorB.A != 0)
{
    // then an intersection has been found
    return true;
}

Que es estocolorA.A ¿propiedad? ¿Por qué esta declaración if determina que ocurrió una colisión?