“Martian Magnolia (A Day in the Life of a…)” by Sandia National Laboratories
Conference:
SIGGRAPH Video Review:
Track:
- 01
Title:
- Martian Magnolia (A Day in the Life of a...)
Company / Institution / Agency:
- Sandia National Laboratories
Description:
The viewer witnesses a typical day in the life of a martian magnolia, beginning with sunrise and ending with retaliation towards a pesky flying saucer.
Hardware:
HARDWARE: Cyber 76, CDC 170/855, VAX 11/780, Lyon Lamb
VAS4 animation system, Raster Technologies
Model One/25
Software:
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER: Surrealistic scene synthesis software written by
Peter Watterberg
Additional Contributors:
Produced by John Mareda
Produced at: Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 1984
Additional Information:
Format: 1:50; 3/4″; sound
Technical notes:
Images generated at 512 x 483 resolution and
recorded directly onto videotape. The software
uses a ray tracing algorithm and has texture
mapping capabilities.
