Quick n Dirty Render

[OdinsEye2k]

Hey guys,

 

Been a while since I've had any A:M'ing time. I got inspired by one of the Bradburies (I think it was Matt) who had done the planets. There are some *huge* textures out there (also, Blue Marble Next Gen is awesome cuz it has a picture for every month on the year so you can see the snow advance and retreat) that can be put to good use.

 

I still need a cloud map, and I'd like to have some kind of auroral "roadway" from the Eastern Washington, California and New Mexico areas to finish it off.

 

But here it is in progress. It is actually the opening screen (no text) for my thesis proposal presentation. I'll be dry-running in about two weeks, and hopefully have the paper ready to go in a month and a half.

 

And in case anyone wonders, the topic is technology evolution, or as one might say, "intelligent design." There's actually quite a few economists out there trying to generalize Darwinism in order to handle the inputs of directed rather than random innovation.

[ddustin]

Very nice work Bjorn!

 

It's been a while since we saw something from you (other than dissertations)