2014-04-26 10:52:28 -04:00
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demoeffect
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2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
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n. [ demoscene ] 1. What among hackers is called a display hack. Classical
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effects include plasma (colorful mess), keftales ( x*x+y*y and other similar
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patterns, usually combined with color-cycling), realtime fractals, realtime
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3d graphics, etc. Historically, demo effects have cheated as much as
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possible to gain more speed and more complexity, using low-precision math
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and masses of assembler code and building animation realtime are three
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common tricks, but use of special hardware to fake effects is a Good Thing
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on the demoscene (though this is becoming less common as platforms like the
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Amiga fade away). 2. [Finland] Opposite of dancing frog. The crash that
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happens when you demonstrate a perfectly good prototype to a client. Plagues
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most often CS students and small businesses, but there is a well-known case
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involving Bill Gates demonstrating a brand new version of a major operating
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system.
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