One (hopefully) easy way to make the tank more customisable would be to make the featherduster optional. In reality it's not much of a feature, but it would still allow the users just a little extra perceived control over the tank, neh?
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I think Jim is going to be very busy for a while with the electric eel that has his name flashing across the body!
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I agree with Overlord!!
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The shark feeding with all that blood and fish debris in the water is bound to take a while as well. :)
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TT- I had always planned on having a Feather Duster in that location, so it was never going to be an option. The idea is to have something moving in the background no matter where the camera is positioned. Additional tubeworm species might be an option.
FrankGuy - I think you may have SereneScreen confused with ViolentBloodyDeathScreen :) |
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Hey Jim,
Everything is looking great so far :). I have one suggestion that would be amazing. In the cave, I always feel it is missing something and then at The Rusty Pelican restaurant they had a saltwater tank very similar to your new MA3 screensaver with a cave as well. inside the cave popped out an Eal to my surprise.. I know that the cave in yours is small and has a back to it that is fully visible. However if you re-design it in such a way where an Eal head could pop out every now and then or simply be on screen at all times would be amazing. I love the featherduster as well.. Very nice work Jim. |
Actually, thats exactly what the cave is for. :)
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An eel has always been planned. The cave is actually open-ended at the back on the right side, so anything living in there can get completely out of sight if it wants. When I have created several different cave-dwelling critters, the user will be able to choose which of them will be used.
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I thought you had said as much in an earlier post. Michaels Morey eel would just be perfect. Every time I would see it, I would think of Michael. :)
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It'd be nice fast forward 4 or 6 years from now without waiting :D
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The anemone on the right is one frame out of a high definition video that Jim shot at an aquarium shop. Getting a long, high definition video into the Aquarium without it becoming a 50MB download may be slightly less complicated than building the pyramids.
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Oh come now, - building the pyramids must have been a piece of cake by comparison. ;)
..... And they did it quicker too! :eek: ................. Thinks.... I'd better run for cover now!... :erm: |
Anybody can stack up a bunch of blocks, but the Egyptians were terrible at 3D apps. Probably because perspective drawing had not been invented yet. :)
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While we wait expectantly for the next incarnation of Jim's video art to evolve, here are presentations that may interest both the vicarious the and real fish nerds in the forum:
http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_pyl...ight_zone.html http://www.ted.com/talks/david_gallo...nishments.html |
Watched the first one by Richard Pyle. Pretty cool. And he's a good speaker.
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The second half of David Gallo's presentation has some amazing footage showing an octopus literally disappearing into a coral by changing it's skin color and texture.
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At the end of the first part, you can briefly see an aquarium screensaver. Does anyone recognize this one?
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I didn't notice that before. You can see the original SereneScreen running on a monitor in several places but the largest view is at 13 minutes and 13 seconds. Maybe Jim should hit Richard Pyle up for an endorsement of the new SereneScreen.
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How much additional work would it be to have a group of Feather Dusters to replace the single one we have now? - Like we have a group of Clams, and a group of Barnacles. - If it's possible, without affecting your plans too much, I think it would produce a nice effect. ..... Am I asking too much? :) |
No, you are not asking too much. I'll eventually have a group of tubeworms (including christmas tree worms).
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Thanks, that's good to hear. Tubeworms do look more natural in groups, I think.
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