Thread: Particle screensaver

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    Particle screensaver

    Hey,

    Found this stunning screensaver on the web. I was just wondering what opengl book would teach you to do this? It's so beautiful...I just kept staring at it. Guess what, i love particles.

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    It's a low polycount sphere with some particle's, Looks nice, Isn't
    that comlicated.

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    Purdy!
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    Low polygon count sphere? I don't know what you mean by that, but I think those particles are actually blended bitmaps, just like what can be found here:
    http://nehe.gamedev.net/data/lessons....asp?lesson=09

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    Thats a cool screensaver, not much variation though. I have not got a clue how it works.

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    Originally posted by Travis Dane
    It's a low polycount sphere with some particle's, Looks nice, Isn't
    that comlicated.
    mmm, so it's not a virus!
    Then I shall try it.

    Well it's nice, but I like using simple screen savers.
    none...

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    Originally posted by ammar
    but I like using simple screen savers.
    Yeah, Savers that save my monitor AND cpu

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    isn;t that the screen saver that starts poping messages after a few weeks and you have to donate to get rid of tht message?

    if it's what i;'m talking about, it's great
    oh i'm sorry! i didn;t realize my fist was rushing to meet ur face!

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    read the damn readme attached to the screensaver!

    It says it is shareware, blah blah and how it is created.

    Along with a million other facts/options.




    edit...And yes it is superb...........well done for posting this thread!
    Such is life.

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    People, everytime you open it there will be a new pattern (well, 4 in total i think in the shareware version). Some look better than the other, so there is more than one pattern.

    So, no books teach that?

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    Why is it that almost every thread posted;
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    or ends up by people #####ing at each other?
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    I think your post is unrelated as well..

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