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From: John VanSickle
Subject: One Small Favor
Date: 4 Feb 2007 23:10:34
Message: <45c6ae3a@news.povray.org>
Does the present admin situation prevent the next topic from being 
published?

If not, I would be grateful if the topic were chosen and announced.

Regards,
John


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From: Markus Altendorff
Subject: Re: One Small Favor
Date: 5 Feb 2007 03:08:21
Message: <45c6e5f5@news.povray.org>
John VanSickle wrote:
> Does the present admin situation prevent the next topic from being 
> published?
> 
> If not, I would be grateful if the topic were chosen and announced.

I second that.

Also, it'd be nice to know if there's some plan for continuing the IRTC 
in its current form? (apart from "waiting indefinitely for admin to reply"?)

Uh, by the way, anyone already started with our for-fun stand-in topic 
of "Space Settlements"? (see postings at irtc.animations around Jan. 30)

I've started modeling a ring-type space station (and really do wish i 
knew how to handle advanced scripting, because decorating something like 
that with all those little tubes and edges and blinkenlights by hand is 
going to be ... ugh ...), but i'd be happy to have/work on an official 
IRTC topic, nonetheless. There's always a chance to slip in your 
pre-made space station into another topic, anyway :)

-Markus


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From: i need a unique name
Subject: Re: One Small Favor
Date: 5 Feb 2007 05:25:01
Message: <web.45c705ed27661710ac77a5930@news.povray.org>
I'd be happy with the "Space Settlements" topic. It was I understand chosen
randomly...


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From: Markus Altendorff
Subject: Re: One Small Favor
Date: 5 Feb 2007 06:13:24
Message: <45c71154$1@news.povray.org>
i_need_a_unique_name wrote:
> I'd be happy with the "Space Settlements" topic. It was I understand chosen
> randomly...

Yes, a "double-blind random draw" - i had an random list of all visible 
IRTC topic suggestions, and dbott picked a number...

In a way, Space Settlements is a "Barnum" topic - "something for anyone" 
(like the way horoscopes usually "are right" ;). Wether you're good at 
creating procedural landscapes, or elaborate machinery - wrap it in a 
ring, or a sphere, or a cube, or a pipe - and presto: instant space 
settlement :)

Oh my. Since this is animations, i'm afraid we may be swamped with 
pre-made Babylon 5 downloadable models ;)

Apart from that, it could be something on a planet (inflatable domes?) 
or the classic "ring-in-space" design, a random cluster of 
welded-together wrecks ("Titan A.E.", anyone? ;) ...

Topic also lends itself well to scenes with robots, i'd guess ;)

-Markus


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From: John VanSickle
Subject: Re: One Small Favor
Date: 5 Feb 2007 20:07:44
Message: <45c7d4e0$1@news.povray.org>
Markus Altendorff wrote:

> I've started modeling a ring-type space station (and really do wish i 
> knew how to handle advanced scripting, because decorating something like 
> that with all those little tubes and edges and blinkenlights by hand is 
> going to be ... ugh ...),

Someone ought to write a greebling tutorial.

Regards,
John


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From: i need a unique name
Subject: Re: One Small Favor
Date: 5 Feb 2007 21:30:00
Message: <web.45c7e76227661710c3e0e7940@news.povray.org>
>> greeble <<

Is there an equivalent word for audio-greeble? - I was watching the DVD of
Alien a couple of nights ago and its full of sound-greebles, like since
when has a computer monitor ever made the sound of a tele-type? (but hey
why let reality get in the way of good effects...


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From: dbott
Subject: Re: One Small Favor
Date: 5 Feb 2007 22:07:58
Message: <45c7f10e@news.povray.org>
"Markus Altendorff" <maa### [at] panoramasde> wrote in message
news:45c71154$1@news.povray.org...
> i_need_a_unique_name wrote:
> > I'd be happy with the "Space Settlements" topic. It was I understand
chosen
> > randomly...
>
> Yes, a "double-blind random draw" - i had an random list of all visible
> IRTC topic suggestions, and dbott picked a number...
>
> In a way, Space Settlements is a "Barnum" topic - "something for anyone"
> (like the way horoscopes usually "are right" ;). Wether you're good at
> creating procedural landscapes, or elaborate machinery - wrap it in a
> ring, or a sphere, or a cube, or a pipe - and presto: instant space
> settlement :)
>
> Oh my. Since this is animations, i'm afraid we may be swamped with
> pre-made Babylon 5 downloadable models ;)
>
> Apart from that, it could be something on a planet (inflatable domes?)
> or the classic "ring-in-space" design, a random cluster of
> welded-together wrecks ("Titan A.E.", anyone? ;) ...
>
> Topic also lends itself well to scenes with robots, i'd guess ;)
>
> -Markus

Yes, I agree, it would be nice to know what irtc's future is looking
like....
And yes, I have started on my space settlement animation. I have a nice
little
scenario to go along with it. Once again, irtc was motivating me to use POV,
and MORAY (which is now part of POV...very cool). But if the irtc turns
to cyber dust, I'll go back to my c++ programming and work on my
raycasting engine. Which I was doing before I discovered all these rendering
programs.

I liked the irtc format the way it was. I like the consistency. And, it is
intriguing to have
a longer and more sophisticated competition on top of the original format.

O-Well, I have offered to help out as a admin. I am not out for any
personal or financial gain. It would be nice to see the irtc continue on.
It is an important motivating venue for learning and feedback in this
medium.
On top of that it has attracted many unique people.

All right, I am going back to my space settlement.........

first time submitter
(going coo coo)
dbott


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