“The Optiverse” by National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
Conference:
- SIGGRAPH 1998 More animation videos from SIGGRAPH 1998:
SIGGRAPH Video Review:
Track:
- 12
Title:
- The Optiverse
Director(s):
Company / Institution / Agency:
- National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)
Description:
Computer graphics has evolved since Nelson Max’s pioneering sphere ever-sion of the 1970s. We turn spheres inside out symmetrically, not by hand or with analytical formulas, but auto-matically, by minimizing the elastic bending energy of bilipid membranes. This video records what we can expe-rience in the CaliforniaVE immersive virtual environment.
Additional Contributors:
Director: George Francis
Producer: George Francis, John Sullivan, Stuart Levy
Original Score: Camille Goudeseune
Post-Production: Jeff Carpenter, Dana Plepys
