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  Re: No more IRTC?  
From: St 
Date: 4 Feb 2008 12:46:54
Message: <47a74f8e$1@news.povray.org>
"William Tracy" <wtr### [at] calpolyedu> wrote in message 
news:47a74649$1@news.povray.org...
> Mike the Elder wrote:
>> It turns out that, even as a naive English speaker, I have found the 
>> topics
>> that have been selected rather uninspiring and restrictive.
>
> Unfortunately, I have to agree. It was a neat idea, but the topic 
> selection system isn't working out very well.

     Why not? How about this one; "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Internet",
     or this one; "The First 1000 Euler Numbers"
     or this one; "The Machine"
     or this one; "Relativity: The Special and General Theory"

    These are all there, waiting to be turned into *imaginative* rendered 
art.


>
> Oddly enough, the original "This Is Not a Checkered Plane" was arguably 
> the best topic I've ever seen for a raytracing competition--it even had a 
> cute acronym. :-) Do we have any way of coming up with more topics like 
> that?

    Possible, suggest away.

     ~Steve~


>
> -- 
> William Tracy
> afi### [at] gmailcom -- wtr### [at] calpolyedu
>
> I saw a poster that read:
> "Simpsons: The Movie: Rent it or own it."
> I'm not sure, but I think it's a threat.


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