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Marine Aquarium 3.3 Now Available (May 2014): Marine Aquarium 3.3 is available for download for Windows or Mac.

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Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 09-21-2018, 09:12 PM

Replies: 94 Is SereneScreen at an End? Views: 94,479 Posted By Jim Sachs Jim O'Connor is still deciding whether it's worth... Jim O'Connor is still deciding whether it's worth it to port v3.3 to iOS. On the other hand, I'm studying the Unity system with the intention of re-doing the Aquarium. If that works out, Unity...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 08-18-2017, 10:50 AM

Replies: 94 Is SereneScreen at an End? Views: 94,479 Posted By Jim Sachs We're still hoping to get Jim O'Connor to update... We're still hoping to get Jim O'Connor to update the iOS version.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 08-16-2017, 09:07 PM

Replies: 94 Is SereneScreen at an End? Views: 94,479 Posted By Jim Sachs Here are a couple of screen-grabs of the beta... Here are a couple of screen-grabs of the beta page. The shot of the Aquarium is a hi-def video.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 08-11-2017, 10:11 PM

Replies: 94 Is SereneScreen at an End? Views: 94,479 Posted By Jim Sachs Nobody wins when people make predictions... Nobody wins when people make predictions regarding when websites will be finished. We'll just keep working on it 'til it's done.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 08-06-2017, 12:47 AM

Replies: 94 Is SereneScreen at an End? Views: 94,479 Posted By Jim Sachs The new website is very close. It will have a... The new website is very close. It will have a much more modern look, with a hi-def video of the Aquarium in the background. Just finalizing the video compression for fastest loading. I still hope...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 07-30-2017, 09:40 PM

Replies: 94 Is SereneScreen at an End? Views: 94,479 Posted By Jim Sachs Neat pic - thanks for the post, Doc. Neat pic - thanks for the post, Doc.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 07-28-2017, 06:53 PM

Replies: 94 Is SereneScreen at an End? Views: 94,479 Posted By Jim Sachs The new website is almost ready. The new website is almost ready.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 06-07-2017, 11:46 PM

Replies: 94 Is SereneScreen at an End? Views: 94,479 Posted By Jim Sachs Probably not on the Freshwater. Probably so on... Probably not on the Freshwater. Probably so on the creature packs.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 05-18-2017, 11:46 PM

Replies: 94 Is SereneScreen at an End? Views: 94,479 Posted By Jim Sachs MA does not have any built-in resolutions. It... MA does not have any built-in resolutions. It just asks the video card what resolutions are available, lists them, and lets the user choose. if the card responded to the query with 3840x2160 being...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 04-30-2017, 02:32 AM

Replies: 94 Is SereneScreen at an End? Views: 94,479 Posted By Jim Sachs Yep, it looks pretty good. Yep, it looks pretty good.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 04-27-2017, 09:25 AM

Replies: 94 Is SereneScreen at an End? Views: 94,479 Posted By Jim Sachs I've never actually seen MA on a 4k screen, but... I've never actually seen MA on a 4k screen, but others have reported that it looks good. The polygon edges would be smoother, but you might need a microscope to see the difference :). The textures...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 04-10-2017, 10:27 PM

Replies: 94 Is SereneScreen at an End? Views: 94,479 Posted By Jim Sachs The polygons will always draw in whatever... The polygons will always draw in whatever resolution your screen is set to. They have no inherent resolution of their own. It's the textures on those polygons that will suffer in higher res. ...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 04-09-2017, 09:41 PM

Replies: 94 Is SereneScreen at an End? Views: 94,479 Posted By Jim Sachs jleslie - As I mentioned, the most important... jleslie - As I mentioned, the most important thing in viewing MA in 3D is the Convergence (or Parallax) setting. The 3D Vision user interface makes this infuriatingly hard to find. You have to...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 04-08-2017, 09:38 PM

Replies: 94 Is SereneScreen at an End? Views: 94,479 Posted By Jim Sachs Kaseki - Yes, the Roku version is currently... Kaseki - Yes, the Roku version is currently lower resolution. It was translated from the Android version, which was translated from the Mac version, which was translated from my PC version. It has...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 12-24-2016, 09:42 PM

Replies: 94 Is SereneScreen at an End? Views: 94,479 Posted By Jim Sachs Thanks, guys. Yes, it's tough dealing with... Thanks, guys. Yes, it's tough dealing with someone who has dementia, but at least she stayed sweet until the end. Alzheimer's patients often get mean, but I was spared that. She forgot most...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 12-23-2016, 11:45 AM

Replies: 94 Is SereneScreen at an End? Views: 94,479 Posted By Jim Sachs Thanks for the well-wishing, everyone. Pat -... Thanks for the well-wishing, everyone. Pat - Only the high-end Roku boxes (the models which can do 4k) currently have MA as their default screensaver. The company is working on a version which...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 12-23-2016, 10:19 AM

Replies: 94 Is SereneScreen at an End? Views: 94,479 Posted By Jim Sachs My mother, who I've been taking care of for the... My mother, who I've been taking care of for the past 3 years, died last week. So presumably I'll have more time and brain cells to devote to the Aquarium this coming year. A licensing deal with...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 05-04-2016, 11:56 AM

Replies: 94 Is SereneScreen at an End? Views: 94,479 Posted By Jim Sachs Thanks, Amstergrind - my mom doesn't have... Thanks, Amstergrind - my mom doesn't have cancer, just dementia. In fact she's very healthy physically, takes no pills at all, and will probably outlast me. She's with me most of the day, but...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 12-14-2015, 12:00 PM

Replies: 94 Is SereneScreen at an End? Views: 94,479 Posted By Jim Sachs The tank should be plenty wide for such a... The tank should be plenty wide for such a monitor, and should automatically fill the screen. There probably wouldn't be a lot of extra room for the scene to pan, but it should look great.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 12-13-2015, 08:06 PM

Replies: 94 Is SereneScreen at an End? Views: 94,479 Posted By Jim Sachs Hey, I have no complaints - just filling you... Hey, I have no complaints - just filling you guys in on why there aren't more updates to MA.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 12-13-2015, 06:11 PM

Replies: 94 Is SereneScreen at an End? Views: 94,479 Posted By Jim Sachs Yeah, Jill's film is actually very close to what... Yeah, Jill's film is actually very close to what my mother goes through every day. That short film has won a few awards at film festivals, and helped get Jill into the Director's Program at AFI Film...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 12-13-2015, 01:56 PM

Replies: 94 Is SereneScreen at an End? Views: 94,479 Posted By Jim Sachs My day: I get up, wolf down some breakfast,... My day: I get up, wolf down some breakfast, answer a few emails, then head over to the care facility to deal with my mother's breakfast. She's in the Independent Living section, but really shouldn't...

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