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Old 08-24-2005, 08:34 PM   #1
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Has anyone seen this?

Hey all ,Just surfin' the net and came across this web-site called clubaquatica.com. After checking it out I thought, "man, there is a ton of things a person can do with this". You can create your own 3-D fish and background, right down to the type of water pattern. And if you want something surreal, you can even have the fish talk. They seem to have a nice selection of fish even, yes I said it, even a dolphin. Has any one had any experience with this program? The program seems to have been around awhile and I don't remember anyone mentioning this before.
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Old 08-24-2005, 09:13 PM   #2
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Quite a few people have tried Aquatica out. I don't know that anyone has been impressed by its plastic-looking graphics and unrealistic elements (talking fish, freshwater fish in a saltwater tank and vice versa).

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Old 08-24-2005, 09:21 PM   #3
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I don't suggest this is in the same category as Jim's. It looks kind of fun. Folks can try their hand at creating their backgrounds and fish.
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Old 08-24-2005, 11:14 PM   #4
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I think Marian owns this one. She can give you her first hand info.
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Old 08-24-2005, 11:47 PM   #5
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A talking dolphin? I think it's been done... "They call him Flipper, Flipper..." though I could never understand a word he said. It sounded more like he was laughing at us than anything.
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Old 08-25-2005, 04:22 PM   #7
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Originally posted by basser1:
Hey all ,Just surfin' the net and came across this web-site called clubaquatica.com. After checking it out I thought, "man, there is a ton of things a person can do with this". You can create your own 3-D fish and background, right down to the type of water pattern. And if you want something surreal, you can even have the fish talk. They seem to have a nice selection of fish even, yes I said it, even a dolphin. Has any one had any experience with this program? The program seems to have been around awhile and I don't remember anyone mentioning this before.  
Yes, I did and even purchased it[img]images/smilies/sad.gif[/img], I struggled with the design your own scene, failed or at least the program seemed to fail and eventually asked for a refund. I compared it to serene scene and the analogy would be like comparing a Mercedes to a roller skate.
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Old 08-26-2005, 12:53 AM   #8
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Don't you mean "roller skate to a Mercedes"? (Or maybe you really like roller skates? )

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Old 08-26-2005, 02:00 PM   #9
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Don't want anyone to think I was trying to compare the 2 programs. I agree that SS is a work of art. I was intrigued by the fact that this program had a lot of options, i.e., the ability to create your own fish and backgrounds.
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Old 09-02-2005, 03:27 PM   #10
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i think the problem with those 'highly customizable" virtual aquarims is that the aquarium always ends up looking like a big messy collage of items that don't color-match each other, and don't shadow each other properly. jim's one aquarium looks really nice and that's why it's so successful. what good is "customizable" when the end result always looks crappy?
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Old 09-02-2005, 03:58 PM   #11
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toddfish, you know what "they" say, crappy is in the eye of the beholder, lol. Seriously though, some of the backgrounds don't look too bad, while others I admit do look "cartoonish".
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Old 09-07-2005, 11:32 AM   #12
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true, and i've only ever seen their free version. Let's face it though, when you boast 700 backgrounds you probably didn't spend too much time on each!

It reminds me of different reproduction stategies (getting biological here). Some animals (like humans) create single offspring and pour all their energy into that one child. Others (like most fish) produce thousands of expendable babies in the hopes that one or two might survive. That's kinda like MA2 and Club Aquatica!

there's a goofy analogy.
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