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Old 10-15-2005, 01:59 PM   #281
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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.

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Old 10-15-2005, 11:42 PM   #282
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I would also say that I like the Volitans better. That's why I did it first.
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Old 10-17-2005, 01:07 PM   #283
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Let em loose now Jim
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Old 10-17-2005, 09:55 PM   #284
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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.
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Old 10-17-2005, 11:35 PM   #285
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very good news...
Achiles Tang, Clearfin Lionfish, and the third one?
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Old 10-17-2005, 11:59 PM   #286
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What third one?
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Old 10-18-2005, 02:11 AM   #287
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Go for it Will, as usual, we can't wait anymore...
Nice update Jim!
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Old 10-18-2005, 03:14 PM   #288
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Oh, really nice update, thanks.
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Old 10-18-2005, 03:18 PM   #289
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That is good news.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
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Old 10-18-2005, 09:00 PM   #290
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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.
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Old 10-18-2005, 09:02 PM   #291
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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.
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Old 10-24-2005, 09:14 PM   #292
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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.

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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.

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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.
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Old 10-24-2005, 09:57 PM   #293
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Wide

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!

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Old 10-25-2005, 02:49 AM   #294
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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 ;-)

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Old 10-25-2005, 09:02 AM   #295
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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.
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Old 10-25-2005, 10:33 AM   #296
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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.
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Old 10-25-2005, 12:11 PM   #297
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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.

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Old 10-25-2005, 03:09 PM   #298
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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.
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Old 10-25-2005, 05:18 PM   #299
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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*
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Old 10-26-2005, 01:28 AM   #300
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I am looking forward to checking ut out
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