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    This section contains our non-client work covering: 2D & 3D Design, Graphics Programming, & Game Development. Some of the projects are perpetual works-in-progress while others are experimental or exploratory.

    We hope you find them as interesting to look at as they were for us to work on!

    Programming:Wir3d
    Wir3d: Functional Interface Design for 3D Graphics Software
    September 23, 2003

    This software explores techniques for manipulating 3D objects from a 2D screen workspace.

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    Programming:AeroCombat About...
    Swarm
    July 6, 2002

    First stab at plane AI.

    Some Color
    June 25, 2002

    The rudiments of game play.

    Start Your Propellers
    April 9, 2002

    Test flight.

    Programming:Stroke Rendering About...
    More NASA
    May 14, 2007

    From various sources.

    Misc Images
    May 14, 2007

    From various sources.

    Vector & Icon Painting
    May 14, 2007

    Vector-based images used as input.

    NASA: Apollo Program
    May 5, 2007

    Sugar Factory
    April 30, 2007

    Red Hook, Brooklyn

    Neptune Fountain
    April 28, 2007

    Washington D.C.

    Early Tests
    April 28, 2007

    First tests

    Programming:Computer Graphics
    Circle Packing
    October 12, 2005

    An algorithm to compute the optimal circle packing inside arbitrary regions.

    Tree Drawings
    July 12, 2004

    Simple IFS Fractals composed of spirals.

    Delaunay & Voronoi
    March 12, 2003

    Delaunay tessellation and Voronoi diagramming code.

    Atkinson Dithering
    January 8, 2003

    Thanks to Bill Atkinson for the error diffusion algorithm.

    Adaptive Subdivision
    January 22, 2002

    A program to visualize & tweak shadow boundary subdivision heuristics for a radiosity renderer.

    Clouds 1
    May 10, 2001

    Programming:Processing About...
    Clouds 2
    October 1, 2007

    2D Cloud renderer

    Fluid 1
    September 28, 2007

    An adaptation of a demo Processing sketch

    Drawing the Sun
    September 18, 2007

    Stare at the Sun.

    3D Design:Scenes
    Head & Hair
    December 5, 2005

    Owl & the Pusscat
    March 16, 2005

    Desktop Picture One
    June 19, 2003

    Ship
    February 3, 2003

    3D Design:Models
    Battleship
    July 29, 2005

    Bear
    May 31, 2005

    Pig
    January 27, 2005

    Hare
    November 25, 2004

    Knight
    July 16, 2003

    Head Design
    March 7, 2002

    2D Design
    Paperclip Lamp
    June 18, 2004

    Design: Michael McGinn, MMDO, Inc.

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    2D Design:LotR
    Merry
    February 18, 2004

    Aragorn
    February 16, 2004

    Gandalf
    February 14, 2004

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