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Milkmans mistake

After two posts full of boring text and graphs I feel like I have to give away a crowd pleaser. Again, not a realtime simulation. About 120.000 particles, running at almost one FPS.

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  1. Danny ChapmanAugust 20, 2010 at 9:14 AM

    Reminds me of my 2 year old when she's got a glass of milk in one hand and is in the mood for some fun!

    Is the simulation on its own at 1 FPS, or does that include the rendering?

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  2. Dennis GustafssonAugust 20, 2010 at 2:06 PM

    Oops, better not show it to her to inspire any ideas.. The simulation time varies of course, but ranges from 600 ms up to maybe 1200. Rendering is about 300 ms, almost entirely consumed by marching cubes..

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