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Looking back on where I was at in my life as a 16 year old kid, this is insanely impressive and the other comments implying that it's "all right" sound incredib

Looking back on where I was at in my life as a 16 year old kid, this is insanely impressive and the other comments implying that it's "all right" sound incredibly snobby.

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marklubi 3y ago
It is insanely impressive! Last time I dipped my toes in these waters was high school >25 years ago. I was doing my best with an Amiga Video Toaster and Lightwave 3D. There was so much I wanted to do and just simply couldn’t because the technology hadn’t evolved enough (well, SGI was there, but wasn’t something that was going to be available in high school settings). Jurassic Park had just barely barged onto the scene. I was running overnight render jobs for scenes that were far less impressive and much shorter. Having the power of the tools and computer resources at your fingertips for 3D that we have today has the potential to really unleash some talent.
quickthrower2 3y ago
My mind is racing a about when he started and how he fit school work in!
BLKNSLVR 3y ago
This is related but in a kind of obscure way. I play low-level tennis, talking Div. 9 where there are 10 divisions in total. I play with and against a fair few juniors that are just cutting their teeth playing against seniors (learning how to 'play' a game of tennis having learned technique for years ad nauseum). I've lost to 12, 13, 14 year olds who are sensationally talented, but what's scary is that, if they're slumming in Div. 9 in their low-teens, they're pretty much out of the running for professional tennis already. This animation is likely an example of someone in that rarefied air combining natural talent, willingness to expend the effort on a single pursuit, and desire to see something through. This guy's a pro in the making, to continue to tennis analogy, at age 12 he'd have been cutting his teeth against div 3 seniors - In Div 9 I wouldn't even see this level of talent, even when it's up-and-coming (and maybe that's a good thing for my own motivation to continue playing and improving). Survivorship bias-ish?
hereonout2 3y ago
Which comments are these? I seem to be reading a wall of praise here!

Looking back on where I was at in my life as a 16 year old kid, this is insanely impressive and the other comments implying that it's "all right" sound incredibly snobby.

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marklubi 3y ago

It is insanely impressive! Last time I dipped my toes in these waters was high school >25 years ago. I was doing my best with an Amiga Video Toaster and Lightwave 3D. There was so much I wanted to do and just simply couldn’t because the technology hadn’t evolved enough (well, SGI was there, but wasn’t something that was going to be available in high school settings). Jurassic Park had just barely barged onto the scene. I was running overnight render jobs for scenes that were far less impressive and much shorter. Having the power of the tools and computer resources at your fingertips for 3D that we have today has the potential to really unleash some talent.

quickthrower2 3y ago

My mind is racing a about when he started and how he fit school work in!

BLKNSLVR 3y ago

This is related but in a kind of obscure way. I play low-level tennis, talking Div. 9 where there are 10 divisions in total. I play with and against a fair few juniors that are just cutting their teeth playing against seniors (learning how to 'play' a game of tennis having learned technique for years ad nauseum). I've lost to 12, 13, 14 year olds who are sensationally talented, but what's scary is that, if they're slumming in Div. 9 in their low-teens, they're pretty much out of the running for professional tennis already. This animation is likely an example of someone in that rarefied air combining natural talent, willingness to expend the effort on a single pursuit, and desire to see something through. This guy's a pro in the making, to continue to tennis analogy, at age 12 he'd have been cutting his teeth against div 3 seniors - In Div 9 I wouldn't even see this level of talent, even when it's up-and-coming (and maybe that's a good thing for my own motivation to continue playing and improving). Survivorship bias-ish?

hereonout2 3y ago

Which comments are these? I seem to be reading a wall of praise here!