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Absent from his bio (and the wikipedia article) is his role in the construction of the Vegreville Pysanka(egg)[0] "Robert McDermott and Jim Blinn are jointly r
by earleybird 4y ago
Absent from his bio (and the wikipedia article) is his role in the construction of the Vegreville Pysanka(egg)[0]
"Robert McDermott and Jim Blinn are jointly responsible for the precise mathematics and computer programming which implemented the geometric concept Accomplishment of the highly sophisticated and complex mathematics brought to a close the long-sought-after geometric definition of the faceted Egg." [1]
Came across this little tidbit of information reading the information plaque when my dad was showing us around town. Imagine my surprise coming across the name of probably my first computer graphics books from university.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegreville_egg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegreville_egg
[1] http://www.ronresch.org/ronresch/the-egg/easter-egg-booklet/designing-the-egg/ http://www.ronresch.org/ronresch/the-egg/easter-egg-booklet/...
- adfm 4y agoDon't forget Ron Resch[^1]. If you haven't seen his Paper and Stick film [^2], I highly recommend it. It's a fascinating look into the early beginnings of computer graphics filmed between 1960-1966. [^1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Resch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Resch [^2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXENKmAUL0E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXENKmAUL0E