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feldon34 · 07-10-2002, 02:04 AM

Well the funny thing is, you guys are getting the Aquarium after it's been in development for 2 years. The Windows version had humble beginnings, with just 7 fish. It slowly evolved to 10, then 12, then 14, etc. I remember when RANDOM, the Starfish, etc. etc. were added. I think Jim plans to add another few fish, but beyond this point, beyond the 3D background, he plans to add premium creature packages such as Hermit Crabs, Coral Shrimps, etc.

As for the background, unlike other screen savers where they can just drop in another photo, SereneScreen Aquarium for Macintosh (I guess they're officially calling it Marine Aquarium Mac OS X--go figure) may have a flat photographed coral background, but there are shadow map objects (also called "lightplay" objects) which also have to be modeled and texture mapped in 3D.

07-10-2002, 02:04 AM	#19
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	Well the funny thing is, you guys are getting the Aquarium after it's been in development for 2 years. The Windows version had humble beginnings, with just 7 fish. It slowly evolved to 10, then 12, then 14, etc. I remember when RANDOM, the Starfish, etc. etc. were added. I think Jim plans to add another few fish, but beyond this point, beyond the 3D background, he plans to add premium creature packages such as Hermit Crabs, Coral Shrimps, etc. As for the background, unlike other screen savers where they can just drop in another photo, SereneScreen Aquarium for Macintosh (I guess they're officially calling it Marine Aquarium Mac OS X--go figure) may have a flat photographed coral background, but there are shadow map objects (also called "lightplay" objects) which also have to be modeled and texture mapped in 3D. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman Last edited by feldon34; 07-10-2002 at 02:10 AM.