“Martian Magnolia (A Day in the Life of a…)” by Sandia National Laboratories

  • © 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.

Animation / Video Overview:


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