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Making Animated Fluids Look More Realistic
brunascle writes "Technology Review has an article about recent advances in animated fluid dynamics made by Mathieu Desbrun, a computer science professor at Caltech. 'He and his team are developing an entirely new approach to fluid motion, based on new mathematics called discrete differential geometry, that use equations designed specifically to be solved by computers rather than people.' Desbrun explains that the currently in-use equations for animating fluid dynamics were not developed with computers in mind, and were simply reworkings of older equations. He claims that his new equations use about the same amount of computer resources, but with much better results. The article includes a 5 minute (flash) video demonstrating various results using his equations, ending with 2 fascinating and vivid displays: the first of a snowglobe, and the second of a cloud of smoke filling a volume in the shape of a bunny."
And here I was hoping for the Utah teapot! Simulate me a steaming pot of boiling water, and then show me what happens when I take the lid off....
The World Wide Web is dying. Soon, we shall have only the Internet.
This is the first post I've seen in a week with a link I actually wanted to check out. Thanks so much for setting someone's server room on fire.
Just one step closer to ignoring the real world and living in a virtual reality!
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you burn your hand something horrible.
However I don't think that has anything to do with animating fluids... (unless we start talking about blisters or congealing blood from REALLY bad burns).
Do Or Do Not, There Is No Spoon, There Is Only Zuul. Everything in the above post is probably opinion.
Like many technological advances, this could find funding from the porn industry...
I assumed it was a different kind of Bunny. Dynamic fluids, a "flash" video, bunnies, snowglobes. But geez, this article isn't about pornography at all.
where are the new age boob animation/physics I've been waiting for?
Probably you'll first see "cosmetic" fluid dynamics, which don't affect gameplay, but still look pretty cool
Oh. I'd say that more realistically rendered fluid dynamics applied to, um, certain feminine features of a certain games heroine, would greatly enhance gameplay, especially visually.
Soko
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You forgot the, "you inconsiderate clod."
They already have a game tailor-made for you
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Maybe you're one of those Linux-running commies/terrorists?
Have you checked?
j/k
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