Comments on: Too much Phun http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/05/18/too-much-phun/ Thoughts and photos from an American living in Spain. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:05:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Uncle Neil http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/05/18/too-much-phun/#comment-2500 Uncle Neil Mon, 19 May 2008 23:43:58 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/?p=616#comment-2500 My anti-spam word is phunky. Funky. Phun woop woop ehhh? My anti-spam word is phunky. Funky. Phun

woop woop ehhh?

]]> By: Erik R. http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/05/18/too-much-phun/#comment-2499 Erik R. Mon, 19 May 2008 06:20:14 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/?p=616#comment-2499 Heh. I didn't even realize that I had created one of those too-viscous, too-blue boat things, but you're absolutely right. That article has considerably lowered my hopes for future versions of Phun doing water correctly. The waves in the animation I did are really just the water particles moving from left to right, not up and down like a proper transverse wave in water. That's the main reason it doesn't look right, I think. I also tried to create a golf club that could impart backspin upon striking a golf ball, but was almost completely unsuccessful. Heh. I didn’t even realize that I had created one of those too-viscous, too-blue boat things, but you’re absolutely right.

That article has considerably lowered my hopes for future versions of Phun doing water correctly. The waves in the animation I did are really just the water particles moving from left to right, not up and down like a proper transverse wave in water. That’s the main reason it doesn’t look right, I think.

I also tried to create a golf club that could impart backspin upon striking a golf ball, but was almost completely unsuccessful.

]]> By: sgazzetti http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/05/18/too-much-phun/#comment-2498 sgazzetti Mon, 19 May 2008 06:04:02 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/?p=616#comment-2498 This reminds me of two things in particular: the little wave tank my grandfather had when I was small -- it was filled with a Tydebol-blue liquid that was slightly more viscous than water, like your Phun creations; and an article I read in a recent issue of Wired about applying laws of physics to filmmaking special effects/CGI: <i>"Stam calls the creation of a believable crashing wave, in all its multidimensional complexity, 'the holy grail of computer animation.'"</i> [<a href="http://www.wired.com/entertainment/hollywood/magazine/16-01/ff_animation" rel="nofollow">article</a>] Cool. And phun. This reminds me of two things in particular: the little wave tank my grandfather had when I was small — it was filled with a Tydebol-blue liquid that was slightly more viscous than water, like your Phun creations; and an article I read in a recent issue of Wired about applying laws of physics to filmmaking special effects/CGI:
“Stam calls the creation of a believable crashing wave, in all its multidimensional complexity, ‘the holy grail of computer animation.’” [article]

Cool. And phun.

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