On Wed, 12 Feb 1997, Steve Patterson wrote:

> Art said:
>
> >     I think those of us who been around a while are definitely more easily
> >amazed than those who have grown up in this current age!
> >
>
> And I have to agree.  I sit with my kids and watch some of the computer
> generated animation shows on the kids channels, and they can't tell the
> difference between those and traditional cartoons.  These shows knock me for
> a loop, considering the effort that must go into creating a single episode,
> let alone a series.
>
> Perhaps those of us who have "been around for a while" are a little more
> aware of the obstacles that have been overcome to get to where we are today,
> in such a relatively short time.  Moreso in this industry, where we (at
> least) have an idea of the technology behind the making of excellent
> computer animation, Java, etc.  I'll bet old B & W television was extremely
> impressive when it was introduced, but I took the color set for granted when
> it entered my living room as a kid.
>
>
> Just my thoughts...

Yes!  My children have grown up watching shows like "Reboot" (which is
completely computer animated) and video like "Beyond the Mind's Eye" and
find it hard to believe that the move "TRON" was once an example of
bleeding edge, state-of-the-art computer animation.  To them TRON is
impressive because of how primitive the graphics are.  To me the graphics
are very impressive because of the technology of the day and what was
accomplished using that technology.  By the way, I think I remember
reading somewhere that Hewlett-Packard workstations were used in producing
the computer graphics for TRON, namely 9836C workstations.  Does anyone
know if this is true or just a rumor?

John
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John Korb                            email: [log in to unmask]
Innovative Software Solutions, Inc.

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