Re: Happy 4'th!

On 07/04/2024 02:35 PM, Chris M. Thomasson wrote:

On 7/4/2024 1:42 PM, sobriquet wrote:

Op 04/07/2024 om 22:24 schreef Chris M. Thomasson:

Some C++ work in field lines:
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https://youtu.be/IhHOWHw7E5Y
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:^)

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Cool!
I think this firework simulation in blender also looks nice:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ3GlyptFsk

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Oh yeah, that's nice. Actually, it reminds me one of my geometry shaders
in GLSL that can build my field in real time, usually 50-60 fps. The
shader starts from points in a field, then builds the lines in real time
on the GPU.

It was a coding exercise in 1985, on a Commodore 64,
to result little shooting and exploding fireworks,
in 8 bit color and 8 bit sound.
One of the coolest little kits was the radio shack micro setup,
it had about 20KB in a unit the size of a pack of cigarettes
and a little micro keyboard, connected to UHF on channel 2, or 3.
About 1987.
Pre-dated the Apple Newton about 10 years, about 1/10 the cost.
Especially the micro keyboard.
About 1986 is was a lot of fun to make screen-savers
with Turbo Pascal on the Apples.
Yet, Logo and his Turtle is still a thing.
Indeed, Happy 4'th, Happy 4'th of July:  Independence Day, U.S.A.