“Beethoven’s Sixth in CIG” by Grumman

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Conference:


SIGGRAPH Video Review:


Track:


    09

Title:


    Beethoven’s Sixth in CIG

Company / Institution / Agency:


  • Grumman

Hardware:


    HARDWARE: Data General Eclipse S/250 minicomputer, Genisco
    GCT-3000 frame buffer, Oktel DM3000 RGB video
    disk, JVC CR-8500LU VCR

Software:


    SOFTWARE DEVELOPER: Original Computer Image Generation (CIG) software
    written in FORTRAN V

Additional Contributors:


    Produced by Geoffrey Y Gardner.
    Significant contributions to the development of algorithms were made by Tom Jaquish, Ed Berlin, Bob Gelman and Mike Gershowitz.
    Produced at: Grumman Aerospace Corporation, Research and Development Center, Bethpage, New York 1984

Additional Information:


    Format: 5:30; 3/4″; sound

    Technical notes: Scenes are synthesized using bounded quadric surfaces and mathematical texture functions

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