Look
Posted on Aug 05 2006 | Tagged as: Yours truly, Technology
This:
is not real.
It had me fooled, briefly.
It was created using POV-Ray software, a program that was originally open-source, created by amateur programmers, on an Amiga machine, and then ported to the PC. It’s an example of something I mentioned on the old blog: high-end computers being responsible for some lazy programming, with developers over-relying on hardware. The fact that this was developed on a low-tech computer meant it had to be as efficient as possible, and can now make better use of newer technology.
(I used to do some 3D graphics stuff when I was a kid. I was - needless to say? - Not Very Good. An inherent tendency to geekiness doesn’t compensate for lack of talent.)
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