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GENERAL => Challenges & Competitions => Topic started by: TinDragon on March 23, 2009

Title: [Time Challenge] Vectorlib Clock
Post by: TinDragon on March 23, 2009

Well I made this vector clock for the time challenge but I cant think of anything really interesting to do with it since rotating it kinda makes it hard to read the time and spoils its usefulness as a clock. So here it is as a Clock  :)

Its rendered using a version of TTD's old vectorlib and seems to keep good time  :D

Title: Re: [Time Challenge] Vectorlib Clock
Post by: Shockwave on March 23, 2009

Yay, nice to see the vectorlib used again and thanks for entering the challenge :)

Title: Re: [Time Challenge] Vectorlib Clock
Post by: Pixel_Outlaw on March 23, 2009

Cool 3d clock!

It looks like you are using perspective in the rendering, much more interesting visually.

Title: Re: [Time Challenge] Vectorlib Clock
Post by: TinDragon on March 24, 2009

Yep its a 3d in 2d based engine originally coded in blitz2d, the version here is using max2d. I was tempted to have the clovk spin about but as i said it makes it impossible to read the time :D

Title: Re: [Time Challenge] Vectorlib Clock
Post by: zawran on March 24, 2009

Simple, but effective, good work.

Title: Re: [Time Challenge] Vectorlib Clock
Post by: Hotshot on March 24, 2009

cool  RETRO of 80`S  ;) :)

Title: Re: [Time Challenge] Vectorlib Clock
Post by: benny! on March 24, 2009

That's looks very cool - wants me to have an additional
camera flight "through" the clock.

Nicely done!

Title: Re: [Time Challenge] Vectorlib Clock
Post by: TinDragon on March 24, 2009

Glad people like it :)

For those that want to see it do alittle more than tell the time, here's a slightly spinning version with alittle zooming just to show the clock is actually in 3d, however I have noticed that due to the large polys used to make the hands that at certain angles the z depth seems to break, but thats down to my cheap z test ;)

Cheers
Jon

Title: Re: [Time Challenge] Vectorlib Clock
Post by: benny! on March 24, 2009

Yeah ... cool. Now add a slalom camera ride through each
hour box ;-)

Title: Re: [Time Challenge] Vectorlib Clock
Post by: Rbz on March 25, 2009

Nice, and I agree with Benny, a little bit more work on it and it could really rocks!

Imagine this clock on a nice floor texture, some lights and camera path running around, it would be great.

Title: Re: [Time Challenge] Vectorlib Clock
Post by: TinDragon on March 25, 2009

Never got textures into the old vectorlib  :-[

But perhaps I can recreate the effect in my new ogl engine, would be something nice to test while i add new features as well,  :inspired: