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  From: Damien Uern <carrigan_2606@optusnet.com.au>
  To  : Rick Harris <rickharris@mightylegends.zapto.org>
        Jason Nunn <jsno8192@yahoo.com.au>
  Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 22:39:39 +0930

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT- Small Precludes (A Small OpenGL demo program)

On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 06:17 pm, Rick Harris wrote:
> Hey Jason,
>
> Truly amazing. You've definitely got the right stuff.
> With talent like this, I don't think you'll have any problems in finding
> work in the very near future.
>
> Scene 3 was the one that did it for me, nice work.
>
> I recommend anyone to check this out.
>
>
> Regards,
> Rick
>
> PS-> When will the xmms visualisation be released ? ;)
>

yeah, xmms really needs a milk-drop like visualisation plugin (milk-drop is a 
really cool winamp plugin). I agree that demo was pretty cool, scene 4 was 
like an LSD induced hallucination, very cool :)

It seemed to be capped at 50fps for me, which is ok, because it means my CPU 
doesn't get too hot :) But means it can't be used as a benchmark :( I haven't 
seen many good OpenGL demo's (nothing of the quality of 3DMark for Directx 
anyway)... so it's always good to see some.

Everytime I think about learning OpenGL, I get started, learn to create a 
screen and an event loop, then rotate a cube, then I give up :) It just seems 
like waaay too much to learn. Oh well, maye one day...

Damien

> On Mon, 2003-04-28 at 01:22, Jason Nunn wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I've just completed a small OpenGL demoy thing
> > program that displays alot of pretty graphics and
> > animations. Have a look if you like. It's been
> > developed on a MD 9.0 machine. You'll need a 3D
> > accelerated graphics card, and OpenGL.
> >
> > (NB/ it's about 1.6 Mb in size).
> >
> > http://jsno.arafuraconnect.com.au
> > /rel/unix_projects/small_precludes.tar.bz2
> >
> > or
> >
> > http://jsno.portalcomputing.com.au
> > /rel/unix_projects/small_precludes.tar.bz2
> >
> > Give this link to anyone who has a modern linux
> > box and hardware ;). Following is the synopsis of
> > the README.
> >
> > See ya
> >
> > :jason
> >
> > --$-------------------------------------------------
> > The Small Precludes Demo - By Jason Nunn, (C) 2000
> > --------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > This started out as being a small project in July
> > 2000 to learn OpenGL. I had just quit my job at
> > the time (Hallmark Computer Intl), and was a bit
> > bored. OpenGL was a passing curiousity. It also
> > jeered up the time I wrote demos in the early 90's
> > ! ;).
> >
> > When I started coding the small scenes, I went to
> > pieces a bit, and the whole thing dragged on till
> > about Feb 2001 (I only intended to play with it
> > for a month ! -- I was also interrupted by other
> > projects). I eventually became too busy with
> > projects within my new job. Small Precludes
> > consequently got shelved... which was a pity,
> > because at that point, it was virtually finished,
> > and basically needed to be bolted together.
> >
> > A couple of weeks ago (April Fools Day, 2003), I
> > got retrenched from my current job (Arafura
> > Connect). So, I'm unemployed again, with no
> > projects to invent or code. So, off the shelf it
> > came ! ;). I'm a finisher, and that's what I
> > intended to do with Small Precludes-- Even if only
> > a handful of people get to see it (and appreciate
> > it).
> >
> > I used to write demos back in my early 20's and
> > late teens. Some of you (but I doubt any of you)
> > will remember me from the Hornet demo group and
> > the Hornet demo news letters in the mid 90's ?.
> >
> > This demo is pathetic compared with even old
> > demos, although some of it looks nice... But I'm
> > rusty, and it was only a personal learning
> > exercise anyway. When it comes to graphics and
> > music, I have none these skills (I never did, I
> > was simply more patient back then and people had a
> > much more tolerant standard ;). I guess the demo
> > maker of today comes in the form of a web
> > developer ?..
> >
> > ..Anyway, I hope you enjoy this archaic and
> > obsolete form of electronic entertainment, for all
> > it's worth. If you like it, write me a line ;).
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > :Jason Nunn <jsno8192@yahoo.com.au>
> >
> > Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
> > Sun Apr 27 23:26:46 CST 2003
> >
> >                          oo0oo
> > --$-------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > http://mobile.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Mobile
> > - Check & compose your email via SMS on your Telstra or Vodafone mobile.

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