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2 Nov 2024 09:17:06 EDT (-0400)
  Re: POVRay Fractal Raytracing Competition  
From: Paul Bourke
Date: 2 Apr 2004 07:37:22
Message: <pdb_NOSPAM-EF949E.22371902042004@news.povray.org>
>   Doesn't this replicate too much IRTC with a topic of "fractals"?
> This is mainly because there are practically no limits on what the
> user can do (except using external files, which isn't very limiting,
> and a maximum of 10000 bytes, which isn't very limiting either).
>   The problem I see with this is that there's really no challenge
> in this competition other than making a beautiful image. Which is
> exactly what IRTC is for.

Granted, this is very different in terms of a challenge from SSC3.
And it is similar to IRTC, on the other hand it is a short time
contest with significant public appeal and plenty of scope for 
stimulating images.

-- 
Paul Bourke
pdb_NOSPAMswin.edu.au


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