Prodigy by Blabla [web]
╔══════════════════════════════╦═════════════╦═══════════════════════════════╗ ║ BlaBla Info File, V1.2 04/98║ ║ HTTP://www.citeweb.net/blabla ║ ╠══════════════════════════════╝ ╚═══════════════════════════════╣ ║ ║ ║ CoDe : CyG ║ ║ 3D MoDeliZaTioNs & Textures : DaRWiN ║ ║ Zik : LuCiFeR ║ ║ ArtWork : DiNeS ║ ║ LTP-Logo : Sacrilège ║ ║ ║ ║ We are all from #DEMOFR, the french-demoscene IRC channel (your welcome !) ║ ║ Cyg&Darwin are members of ARF STUDIOS!, see the ARFSTUDI.TXT ║ ║ ║ ║ You need to run this new prod: ║ ║ _ 486 dx2/66 or better, ║ ║ _ 16 Mb ║ ║ _ a video card (better with a vesa driver) ║ ║ _ a sound card or not ! (SB,GUS we use both cards !) ║ ║ _ 2Mb of HD space ║ ║ ║ ╠════════════╗ ║ ║ Demo story ║ ║ ╠════════════╝ ║ ║ This demo just for fun, we said Why Not doing something in a Prodigy state ║ ║ of mind (but what does it really mean ?) ║ ║ Very cool tune from Lucifer, in a Prodigy state of mind ! ║ ║ Super cool graph from Dines, for his first (not last!) cooperation with us.║ ║ And Darwin put his Prodigy state of mind in designing the 3d objets ! ║ ║ It took me few days to code all the 2D Prodigy effects (really lazy ║ ║ compared with the months it took me to realize the 3d code). ║ ║ ║ ╠══════════════════╗ ║ ║ BlaBla 3D Engine ║ ║ ╠══════════════════╝ ║ ║ The 3d engine is about 35000 lines of code, 100% ASM (only 30000 used for ║ ║ the demo). ║ ║ It properly works with a 486 dx2/66, 16 Mb, Vesa video card recommended. ║ ║ ║ ║ Most of the lines are dedicated to the final rendering process (textures). ║ ║ A lot of effects are available: ║ ║ texture mapping, ║ ║ environment mapping, ║ ║ corrected/perspective texture mapping (not in the intro), ║ ║ phong texture mapping, ║ ║ bump texture mapping, ║ ║ fog effects, ║ ║ transparences for texture/phong/bump mapping, ║ ║ mip-mapping (not in the demo), ║ ║ bilinear mapping (and tri-linear mapping), ║ ║ shadows (soon available, beta-version for the moment). ║ ║ 3ds file reader ║ ║ for the future: local source of light(s)... ║ ║ ║ ║ Render with Blur, Motion Blur, Fire Effect. ║ ║ ║ ║ As you can see, we tried to implement the best techniques that exist. ║ ║ We do not use a BSP-Tree algorithm yet, maybe one day we'll do... ║ ║ Camera and objets are moved using a polynomiale interpolation. ║ ║ Z-buffer is only used for the Shadow rendering, for a next production. ║ ║ ║ ║ The 3d is displayed in 65000 colors (or 256 colors 3:3:2 in VGA mode). ║ ║ Resolutions available are: 320*200, 320*400, 640*400, 640*480. ║ ║ ║ ║ We should write some articles about the 3D, but we are lazy, and also buzy!║ ║ so if you want such help files, write and encourage us !!! ║ ║ ║ ║ If you want cool links (3D, Demoscene, Various...), then come to our ║ ║ homepage at: http://www.citeweb.net/blabla ║ ║ ║ ║ If you want to say hello to us, then write us at: blabla@citeweb.net, or at║ ║ our personnal Emails ║ ║ ║ ║ 1 other demo is going to come soon !!! Just wait ! ║ ║ ║ ╠═══════════════════╗ ║ ║ Members of BlaBla ║ ║ ╠═══════════════════╝ ║ ║ Cyg : Coder, Internet, 3D Engine. fcatteau@hotmail.com ║ ║ Darwin : Coder, Internet, 3D artist. christophe.meresse@hol.fr ║ ║ DineS : Graphist, Internet. durrenbe@aol.com ║ ║ http://www.hydrology-strsb.fr/~dines ║ ║ Lucifer : Musician, Internet. ortega@irit.fr ║ ║ http://www.chez.com/calimer ║ ║ We do not forget Fennec : Graphist, as a guest for the Sweety demo. ║ ║ ║ ╠═════════════════╗ ║ ║ More about us ? ║ ║ ╠═════════════════╝ ║ ║ Cyg: french, from Lille&Paris, 23 years old, Engineer ║ ║ scientist in the french army, until June 98, working on simulators. ║ ║ I got a PC Cyrix 166+, 24Mb, an Amiga500, an Atari520 and a To7/70 ║ ║ I spend my time in Coding, playing Volley-Ball, drinking... ║ ║ See You ;) ║ ║ ║ ║ Darwin: Nearly the same as cyg but lazier ;) ║ ║ ║ ║ Lucifer: french, from Toulouse, Computer Student ║ ║ ║ ║ DineS: french, from Strasbourg ║ ║ ║ ╠═════════╗ ║ ║ WHQ, HQ ║ ║ ╠═════════╝ ║ ║ More to come, contact us ! ║ ║ ║ ╠════════╗ ║ ║ Thanks ║ ║ ╠════════╝ ║ ║ We wish to thank a lot those cool guys: ║ ║ FreddyV / Useless for the great USM Player, used in our productions ║ ║ Eclipse for the EOS, easy to use and powerful ║ ║ IRC #DEMOFR for the technical support during the last year ║ ║ ║ ╠═══════════╗ ║ ║ Greetings ║ ║ ╠═══════════╝ ║ ║ They go to: ║ ║ ║ ║ Demosceners: Toxid, Hornet, FreddyV, Mandrixx, Mangue, Frigo, Gandalf, Z, ║ ║ Fennec, Coyote, Eric, Roudoudou, Sibaho, Arrakis, Dr Yes, Hulud║ ║ ║ ║ Demoscene groups : Useless, .rIBBON!, HCL, Orange Juice, Mentasm, Pulse, ║ ║ Bomb!, DigitalMurder ║ ║ ║ ║ Friends : Fioul, Chadi, Danitza&Anthony, Claire&Olivier, Aline&Marc, ║ ║ Isabelle&Thierry, Maxime ║ ║ ║ ║ Strass Balard et les ║ ║ Archis (dépravés...) : Falcor, V-Max, Dartagn's, Turbin's, Azatoth, R2D2, ║ ║ MadMax, KQ, Founsy, Garfield, Beudj, Dura's, Tchouk,║ ║ Fanats, Collib's, Starlight, Robbnaish, ║ ║ toute la Li94 ébid's !!! ║ ║ ║ ║ Balard : SYA, STA, Samy, Nono, Romulator, Guillaume, JMP, Francois ... ║ ║ ║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
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