CD Writes
Look forward to checking it out. So, is this Dino object available for
public consumption? :^)
As an aside:
I've been playing 'the 7th Guest' (an AWESOME CD-ROM game for the IBM –
runs in 640x400x256 color [ltrbox], with LOTS of digitized action
sequences. The game itself is just a vehicle for the animated sequences
that move you from room to room, but the entire mansion is rendered in 3-D
[I think they used SGI systems] and the lighting and mood is of the
animations is REALLY good.) Anyway, I've been playing this game, and it
got me to try the new Shadow Mapping options for shadows in LW3.0.
Shadow Mapping is AWESOME! It's faster than ray-tracing, and you can
control the fuzzines of the shadows cast by objects. No More Sharp-edged
shadows! (I've got this gold Nefertiti face jumping around in the center
of that StoneHenge object you UL'd – the only light is a spotlight at
about flashlight position relative to the viewer's eyes. Looks cool as the
fuzzy shadow plays across the granite surfaces of the stones!)
(I may send that off on the next tape.)
Keep On Toastin'
Erik Flom