When the New Marine version will released ? - Page 15

johnblommers · 10-15-2005, 01:59 PM

Originally posted by Tiny Turtle:

Hm,
Judging by just that shot I would say I like the Volitans better. Sorry.
/Tiny Yoko

Based on a screen shot alone, I offer that this is not enough to base a judgement upon. I have tried taking screenshots of the aquarium, of 3D games, and I have to tell you, that a still frame 2D shap shot totally misses capturing all the important features.

Friends of mine have been to Africa and taken pictures. They say the pictures don't show 1/10 of the grandeur of the place. I detect a pattern.

So I am going to wait for the 3D version before judging any of Jim's new fishes.

- john

Jim Sachs · 10-15-2005, 11:42 PM

I would also say that I like the Volitans better. That's why I did it first.

enigma63941 · 10-17-2005, 01:07 PM

Let em loose now Jim

Jim Sachs · 10-17-2005, 09:55 PM

They've been turned in to Prolific, now Will Ware just has to integrate them into his code (list them in the User Interface, put in habitat location, diet, length, etc.). This should be fairly quick because no changes are needed to the movement code for either of these fish - the Achilles Tang is just like all the other Tangs, and the Clearfin Lionfish moves just like the old Lionfish.

One item that will need some testing is the fact that the new Lionfish has a 256x256 texture, bigger than any other fish. Older video cards which were marginal before may be pushed over the edge when trying to allocate the extra Video Ram.

memilm · 10-17-2005, 11:35 PM

very good news...
Achiles Tang, Clearfin Lionfish, and the third one?

Jim Sachs · 10-17-2005, 11:59 PM

What third one?

Yellow Tang · 10-18-2005, 02:11 AM

Go for it Will, as usual, we can't wait anymore...

Nice update Jim!

IXNAY · 10-18-2005, 03:14 PM

Oh, really nice update, thanks.

ESHIREY · 10-18-2005, 03:18 PM

That is good news.

Jim Sachs · 10-18-2005, 09:00 PM

Edgar just posted a working prototype on the internal Prolific server. Everything looks normal, so it shouldn't be long before this version is ready for market.

ESHIREY · 10-18-2005, 09:02 PM

That just made my night. I'm going to bed now and just thought I would check in. Thanks for the info buddy.

Tiny Turtle · 10-24-2005, 09:14 PM

I just wanted to let it be known that after this update is released, the first person who asks when the next update is gonna be will be put on my "ignore list" and considered really stupid and ignorant.

Thanks Jim – I know they will be great.

/Tiny X-mas Gift

johnblommers · 10-24-2005, 09:57 PM

Tiny Snapshots is one wide web page. Good thing I have dual monitors so I can take it all in at once! My compliments to you!

- John

jleslie · 10-25-2005, 02:49 AM

While you're waiting I thought this was an okay effect (relaxing, which I could do with right now):

http://219.138.243.158/Article/ShowA...?ArticleID=402

Here it is on its own:
http://219.138.243.158/images/fish.swf

Needs flash (somewhat unsurprisingly, being a swf ;-)

John

Tarkus · 10-25-2005, 09:02 AM

Originally posted by jleslie:

While you're waiting I thought this was an okay effect (relaxing, which I could do with right now):

http://219.138.243.158/Article/ShowA...?ArticleID=402

Here it is on its own:
http://219.138.243.158/images/fish.swf

That would make for some cool wallpaper.

jleslie · 10-25-2005, 10:33 AM

Another approach to the digital aquarium (as seen at the London Aquarium):

http://cswww.essex.ac.uk/staff/hhu/v...wim2005Aug.avi

12.7MB

Fully autonomous, designed and made by a team led by Professor Huosheng Hu of the University of Essex. "They move forward and if they find an obstacle, they turn. They have several behaviours depending on the situation." They have infra-red and pressure sensors. The tail has three joints.

johnblommers · 10-25-2005, 12:11 PM

Originally posted by Tarkus:

That would make for some cool wallpaper.

That's easy. Use Active Desktop, man! Any web page can display on a desktop.

- John

Tiny Turtle · 10-25-2005, 03:09 PM

Originally posted by johnblommers:

Tiny Snapshots is one wide web page. Good thing I have dual monitors so I can take it all in at once! My compliments to you!

- John

Lol, that's neat, John. Y'know, it's going to become even wider – why can't I have a page with horizontal scrolling instead of vertical? (At least mighty-mousers should have no problems with it...)

drfish · 10-25-2005, 05:18 PM

Originally posted by Tiny Turtle:

Lol, that's neat, John. Y'know, it's going to become even wider – why can't I have a page with horizontal scrolling instead of vertical? (At least mighty-mousers should have no problems with it...)

Wider? ...and here I just took apart my triple monitor setup... *aw, shucks*

Electronic Punk · 10-26-2005, 01:28 AM

I am looking forward to checking ut out

10-15-2005, 01:59 PM	#281
johnblommers The Architect Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 756	Screen shots don't capture motion and 3D Originally posted by Tiny Turtle: Hm, Judging by just that shot I would say I like the Volitans better. Sorry. /Tiny Yoko Based on a screen shot alone, I offer that this is not enough to base a judgement upon. I have tried taking screenshots of the aquarium, of 3D games, and I have to tell you, that a still frame 2D shap shot totally misses capturing all the important features. Friends of mine have been to Africa and taken pictures. They say the pictures don't show 1/10 of the grandeur of the place. I detect a pattern. So I am going to wait for the 3D version before judging any of Jim's new fishes. - john Reasons people don't watch Star Trek: 60% - It’s for nerds. 39% - The show’s stupid. 01% - My parents were killed by Klingons and it's still too painful.

10-15-2005, 11:42 PM	#282
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	I would also say that I like the Volitans better. That's why I did it first. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

10-17-2005, 09:55 PM	#284
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	They've been turned in to Prolific, now Will Ware just has to integrate them into his code (list them in the User Interface, put in habitat location, diet, length, etc.). This should be fairly quick because no changes are needed to the movement code for either of these fish - the Achilles Tang is just like all the other Tangs, and the Clearfin Lionfish moves just like the old Lionfish. One item that will need some testing is the fact that the new Lionfish has a 256x256 texture, bigger than any other fish. Older video cards which were marginal before may be pushed over the edge when trying to allocate the extra Video Ram. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

10-17-2005, 11:59 PM	#286
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	What third one? Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

10-18-2005, 03:14 PM	#288
IXNAY Green Frog Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 840	Oh, really nice update, thanks. IXNAY dreaming of the serene terrarium - My Private Homepage -

10-17-2005, 01:07 PM	#283
enigma63941 Registered Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 247	Let em loose now Jim

10-17-2005, 11:35 PM	#285
memilm Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: germany Posts: 259	very good news... Achiles Tang, Clearfin Lionfish, and the third one?

10-18-2005, 02:11 AM	#287
Yellow Tang YT Join Date: Jan 2002 Tournaments Won: 1 Location: Germany Posts: 729	Go for it Will, as usual, we can't wait anymore... Nice update Jim!

10-18-2005, 03:18 PM	#289
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	That is good news. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

10-18-2005, 09:00 PM	#290
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	Edgar just posted a working prototype on the internal Prolific server. Everything looks normal, so it shouldn't be long before this version is ready for market. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

10-18-2005, 09:02 PM	#291
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	That just made my night. I'm going to bed now and just thought I would check in. Thanks for the info buddy. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

10-24-2005, 09:14 PM	#292
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	I just wanted to let it be known that after this update is released, the first person who asks when the next update is gonna be will be put on my "ignore list" and considered really stupid and ignorant. Thanks Jim – I know they will be great. /Tiny X-mas Gift Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

10-25-2005, 02:49 AM	#294
jleslie Engineer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,279	While you're waiting I thought this was an okay effect (relaxing, which I could do with right now): http://219.138.243.158/Article/ShowA...?ArticleID=402 Here it is on its own: http://219.138.243.158/images/fish.swf Needs flash (somewhat unsurprisingly, being a swf ;-) John Last edited by jleslie; 10-25-2005 at 06:48 AM.

10-25-2005, 09:02 AM	#295
Tarkus Shark Bytes Join Date: May 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 158	Originally posted by jleslie: While you're waiting I thought this was an okay effect (relaxing, which I could do with right now): http://219.138.243.158/Article/ShowA...?ArticleID=402 Here it is on its own: http://219.138.243.158/images/fish.swf That would make for some cool wallpaper.

10-25-2005, 10:33 AM	#296
jleslie Engineer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,279	Another approach to the digital aquarium (as seen at the London Aquarium): http://cswww.essex.ac.uk/staff/hhu/v...wim2005Aug.avi 12.7MB Fully autonomous, designed and made by a team led by Professor Huosheng Hu of the University of Essex. "They move forward and if they find an obstacle, they turn. They have several behaviours depending on the situation." They have infra-red and pressure sensors. The tail has three joints.

10-25-2005, 12:11 PM	#297
johnblommers The Architect Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 756	No Problem Originally posted by Tarkus: That would make for some cool wallpaper. That's easy. Use Active Desktop, man! Any web page can display on a desktop. - John Reasons people don't watch Star Trek: 60% - It’s for nerds. 39% - The show’s stupid. 01% - My parents were killed by Klingons and it's still too painful.

10-25-2005, 03:09 PM	#298
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Originally posted by johnblommers: Tiny Snapshots is one wide web page. Good thing I have dual monitors so I can take it all in at once! My compliments to you! - John Lol, that's neat, John. Y'know, it's going to become even wider – why can't I have a page with horizontal scrolling instead of vertical? (At least mighty-mousers should have no problems with it...) Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

10-25-2005, 05:18 PM	#299
drfish the Doc Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 5,374	Originally posted by Tiny Turtle: Lol, that's neat, John. Y'know, it's going to become even wider – why can't I have a page with horizontal scrolling instead of vertical? (At least mighty-mousers should have no problems with it...) Wider? ...and here I just took apart my triple monitor setup... aw, shucks I don't watch commercials.

10-26-2005, 01:28 AM	#300
Electronic Punk Twisted Animator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Stone Henge Posts: 39	I am looking forward to checking ut out