View Full Version : I got bored in CLass
thetrippster
10-10-2006, 07:11 AM
I got really bored and decided to play around with lights and camera functions. yes i used the example to help me but i think i took it one step further.:) i made the orbits orf the rings more realistic by changing the style to abrupt.
DrJim
10-10-2006, 12:48 PM
Good grief, what's the younger generation coming to (don't answer :) )?
If you really get interested in lighting - which is a very interesting subject - there are some good tutorials at
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=42
Jim
when i got bored in class, i went to sleep. those were the days.
Mr Nemo
10-10-2006, 09:35 PM
Just something to play around with: Do you realize that the lighting in a point light can be set for negative numbers? Try doing that and choosing different color settings for the light.
thetrippster
10-11-2006, 08:14 AM
lol sleeping...thats so old school:D i was thinking about making a animated model of our solar system with Alice. shouldnt be to hard.:rolleyes: just alot of moons and planets to animate.
DrJim
10-11-2006, 05:47 PM
Ah, youth is wasted on the young - at my age I sleep anytime I can. :D At least you have one less planet to plot than Gabe and I did.
Seriously, if you want to do that (plot the planets, not sleep), there are some very nice free 3D models of the planets out on the web - just do a search.
One place to start: http://www.amazing3d.com/free/free2.shtml
Even easier, just get the .jpeg file and use it as a texture on a high poly sphere - see attached Jupiter file.
Good luck on building a solar system. Please post it if you finish it! I'd love to see it.
Shadow Sovereign
10-27-2006, 08:50 PM
Here's an idea...
Try gathering whatever textures of planets you can.... any planet... and screw around with 'em, like inverting the colors.......Voila! A weird, alien version of a solar system.
...Dang, I'm awesome. :cool:
thetrippster
10-31-2006, 08:51 AM
i got bored and found this pic and others(see below):D :D
Shadow Sovereign
10-31-2006, 08:54 AM
OMG, it's Kirk! I want an autograph! lol
Seriously, I'm sitting here, watching him find some pics on this site that people wouldn't expect to find in here. So a question arises: Why is there pictures of William Shatner in the website directory? :confused:
thetrippster
10-31-2006, 09:02 AM
Why is there pictures of William Shatner in the website directory? :confused:
shhhh...ur not suposed to tell them that yet!!! :mad: :D *cough* opps did i say that out loud??:rolleyes:
There's loads of weird stuff you'll find on the Alice server...one of these days I need to clean it up.
*I think* William Shatner came to visit what was then Stage3 Research and probably also the Entertainment Technology Center. Not sure of the reason for his visit. Could have been to give a talk or collaborate on a project. I honestly don't remember.
DrJim
10-31-2006, 04:01 PM
See http://www.alice.org/shatner.htm. :)
Shadow Sovereign
11-01-2006, 08:30 AM
Is it just me, or is Kirk getting bigger each year? (Just kidding) :D
I didn't think it was possible to recreate the bridge of the Enterprise with alice.... that's a huge feat in my book. If anyone has the file, I would like to see it myself.... unless if it has to do with those bulky VR helmets! :)
thetrippster
11-01-2006, 09:08 AM
Fear my evil creation!!!!!!!!!!!!:D :D :cool: :cool:
Shadow Sovereign
11-03-2006, 07:52 AM
......I think I just wet my pants... :o
Phear your evil... Oh wait.. this is a billboard!!!!... :( this is a sad day for People how use Alice and needed a giant Tread mounted robot with a random big ax in it's hand...
Shadow Sovereign
11-03-2006, 08:51 AM
Everyone who looks at that, pleez notice that not only is it a lethal killing robot, but it is also a lethal killing KOALA robot... :D
pausch
11-03-2006, 02:13 PM
Just a few points of clarification:
Yes, we did create a version of the original Star Trek series Enterprise bridge, and William Shatner "stepped inside" it via Virtual Reality headset when visiting Carnegie Mellon University. Here is a screenshot:
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Shatner was at CMU researching a book he co-authored with Chip Walter entitled "I'm Working on That: A Trek From Science Fiction to Science Fact," a book about what the sci-fi series predicted, and what has really happened since then, in the science behind that science fiction.
On a personal note, having been a huge Star Trek fan as a kid, I was very honored by this visit. It's cool when you get to meet your boyhood idol; it's even cooler when it happens because he comes to visit *you*!
Shadow Sovereign
11-03-2006, 07:55 PM
..........WHOOOOAAAA...... that was made with alice?!
.................That's the sort of thing that brings a tear to my eye... ;) .... and yet, I now wonder: If the original Enterprise bridge can be made, what about the Enterprise-E?
This one for those who don't know the letters...