Marbles (Luminous)

Double monitor desktop wallpaper

2009-03-15T14:32:00.001-05:00

Maybe this will be better...
My first attempt at using an image host.

Well... it looks like it might have worked like I wanted it to.

Luminous (decompiled)

2008-12-30T23:10:00.002-06:00

I have made it a goal to figure out what else can be done with this program and what variables are needed with each command and function.
A cursory look at the program in notepad reveals quite a few objects and phrases not in the samples provided by the designer.
As far as I can tell there are no other tutorials on this program.
Any input would be appreciated.

Lumastorm

2008-12-16T23:54:00.004-06:00

In memory of my poor lumastorm I have these pictures from some years ago when it actually worked.

Please enjoy and use as you want to.

Explosion Animator

2008-12-03T16:22:00.005-06:00

I still don't have an animated gif maker but I still think these are neat.

Heres the latest image after a few hours of tweaking.

And here's a closeup of that image. The yellow ring is clearly visible spreading out from left to right. The ring starts around the middle of the set and the whole thing fades after it reaches the edge.

2008-12-02T16:54:00.002-06:00

Along with explosions and hazy spirals, Luminous can create geometric randomized images as shown here.

Orange Core

2008-12-01T12:18:00.002-06:00

This is the same file with the arms brightened and thinned out.

It's more like a star forming in a cloud than a galaxy.

Transcendence history

2008-11-28T15:43:00.001-06:00

George Moromisato has posted the original release of the Transcendence game on his site here.
I hope to try it soon after I get home to see where it began.

Dark Galaxy 4

2008-11-28T15:27:00.001-06:00

Zoomed in at five times original and tilted fourty-five degrees.

This image took eleven minutes to render.

Dark Galaxy

2008-11-28T15:15:00.002-06:00

Zoomed in version of the previous image almost three times closer.

Couls possible be a star forming instead of a galaxy.

Dark Galaxy

2008-11-28T13:24:00.004-06:00

After a little more tweaking I came up with the following.

I reduced the core size and brightened it up a little

I also added an arm to the spiral and made them lighter and thinner.

Dark Galaxy

2008-11-28T12:05:00.002-06:00

A darker galaxy playing with the colors and density. The dark purple is enhanced with the obligatory starfield and the burnt orange center gives a hint of underlying heat.

2008-11-26T09:26:00.005-06:00

Explosions!

Another great image made from Luminous.

I know they look the same but just in case you wanted the bmp instead of the jpg.

Still need to put them into an animated gif

2008-11-24T11:55:00.004-06:00

Fun with Luminous.!

I have played Transcendence for some time now but hasn't really checked the other links of George Moromisato's site. I have to say that the image creator he has made is a ball to play around with. I just wish there were more tutorials on what it can do.

I wanted a good screen background (double monitor) and came up with the following image

You can still see in the bottom right corner how long it took to render it.

The black background is perfect for NOT loosing my icons.

2006-10-04T13:23:00.000-05:00

Ok, it's been a few days short of a year since last time.
Here's a chart of the angle of the sun relative to the horizon throught a year.
The outer ring is noon, then 11am/1pm, 10am/2pm, etc.

Blue Sun

2006-02-22T08:36:00.000-06:00

Time for another ball to be posted.
It's big, and blue, and well not really blue, but it sure looks it in this picture.

IT'S THE SUN!

I'm sure there's a logical explanation why it's blue.
For more pictures of the sun visit: http://umbra.nascom.nasa.gov/images/latest.html

Tombstone Sphere

2005-10-07T15:02:00.000-05:00

Some marbles are just too big to fit into your pocket.

Marble quote of the day

2005-09-14T11:54:00.000-05:00

If you are a marble, are you on top of the world or is the world on top of you?