From: "Peña, Botp" Date: 2002-11-22T16:17:37+09:00 Subject: Re: Need help dynamically creating classes. am interested, too. Pls post progress in RAA. thanks -botp > From: Glenn M. Lewis [mailto:glenn@gmlewis.com] > > Oh my word! YES, I am interested!!! I have always wanted > to do this. I loved WavesWorld and attempted to do the same > thing in Perl, but didn't put enough time into it. I'm the > author of the RenderMan binding for Perl, by the way, and > have now seen the light with Ruby after 10+ years programming in Perl. > > Please keep us (or at least me) posted on your progress, Paul! Thanks! > -- Glenn Lewis > > Paul Gregory wrote: > > In case you are interested in what I am trying to achieve, > I am trying > to make a procedural animation system based > around Renderman. Similar in > principle to WavesWorld by > Michael B. Johnson, and AL my Steve May. > > Basincally you > define your objects in terms of code segments, which > (when > I get round to this bit) have links to avars (animated > variables) > which can be altered over time by various > methods, then by adjusting > these avars, and regenerating > the scene sections which rely on them, you > get a powerful > animation system. > > Long way off yet tho' still just > planning and throwing ideas around. > > cheers > > PaulG > >