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4 Oct 2024 11:19:54 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Ice cream ? Yes please Vanilla Fudge  
From: Ph Gibone
Date: 29 Mar 1999 01:58:03
Message: <36ff247b.0@news.povray.org>
I knew somebody would say that, so my answer is ready :

It *IS* a two object scene from the human point of view, that mean that I've
dropped 2 objects (and for one of them I used the default parameters !!!).
Of course from the pov point of view they are made of hundreds of objects,
but think, from the pov interface point of view a cube is one object, but
made of six faces, and each time you render a final image it is made of 640x
480 points (at least), and if you go down to the processor you'll find many
millions bits.

To write it down clearly the technical simplicity of a scene depends on how
many objects the human being, hitting the keyboard has to master, *NOT* what
the computer has to do. That takes the 2 object theory back to life (I
believe)

Of course this measure has nothing to do with the artistical interest of the
scene, or even in the overall interest.

What I wanted to prove is the extreme simplicity of the Dome generator and
its versatility (From actual Domes, to baskets via ice-cream cones) so it
was only self-satisfaction :))

Philippe




>Ph Gibone wrote in message <36fe83fd.0@news.povray.org>...
>>I know this is not a great image not even a good one, but : this scene is
>>made of 2 (two !) objects (+ sky), well you've guessed already : 2 domes !
>
>
>To be fair, you would have too add that a dome is put together out of
>probably hundreds of other objects (at least on POV-Ray level), which sort
>of kills the 2 object theory ;-)
>
>Johannes.
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>
>


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