Fish behavior

08-08-2002, 11:37 PM

Like everyone else, I find this screen saver stunning. It is running well on my G4 iMac. The upcoming 3D coral has the potential to be wonderful. Having been in the aquarium business for many years I have a suggestion to make. Perhaps suggested before: greater realism would be achieved by
1. having the fish stop occassionally to pick at the coral, even backing up. Real reef fish are constantly grazing.
2. having the fish chase one another occassionally, speeding up briefly for the chase. Real aquarium fish are frequently sparing with one another.

I do not know how much these behaviors would complicate the programming, but, boy, they would greatly add elements of realism. Is this feasable?

feldon34 · 08-09-2002, 12:06 AM

There's a lot of room for improvement, agreed. It's better than any other Aquarium simulation out there, but Jim still wants to get it much more realistic as he finds time to improve it.

Jim Sachs · 08-09-2002, 02:23 AM

These items have been on the to-do list since the beginning.

08-08-2002, 11:37 PM	#1
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Fish behavior Like everyone else, I find this screen saver stunning. It is running well on my G4 iMac. The upcoming 3D coral has the potential to be wonderful. Having been in the aquarium business for many years I have a suggestion to make. Perhaps suggested before: greater realism would be achieved by 1. having the fish stop occassionally to pick at the coral, even backing up. Real reef fish are constantly grazing. 2. having the fish chase one another occassionally, speeding up briefly for the chase. Real aquarium fish are frequently sparing with one another. I do not know how much these behaviors would complicate the programming, but, boy, they would greatly add elements of realism. Is this feasable?

08-09-2002, 12:06 AM	#2
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	There's a lot of room for improvement, agreed. It's better than any other Aquarium simulation out there, but Jim still wants to get it much more realistic as he finds time to improve it. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

08-09-2002, 02:23 AM	#3
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,775	These items have been on the to-do list since the beginning. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium