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Product Description:
BugMirror is a different screen saver; as its packed with bugs!
Nowadays screens are made out of pixels. What if they were made of living creatures instead of pixels?
That's what BugMirror tries to explore, as it proposes a screen made of thousands of little bugs.
The bugs react to camera input, trying to mimic what the camera sees. They are free to walk around and change their color. This creates a low-precision slow-reacting mirror, giving it a very organic and unique feeling.
Every single Bug thinks locally, reacting to its surroundings. But by having thousands of them, all thinking on their own, makes the whole bug community work as a single entity.
Nowadays screens are made out of pixels. What if they were made of living creatures instead of pixels?
That's what BugMirror tries to explore, as it proposes a screen made of thousands of little bugs.
The bugs react to camera input, trying to mimic what the camera sees. They are free to walk around and change their color. This creates a low-precision slow-reacting mirror, giving it a very organic and unique feeling.
Every single Bug thinks locally, reacting to its surroundings. But by having thousands of them, all thinking on their own, makes the whole bug community work as a single entity.
What's new in this version:
Optimized parts of the drawing code, should feel faster (especially on lower end graphic cards).
Operating System Requirements:
This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:
- Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
- Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
- Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
- Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
Additional Requirements:
- BugMirror requires a camera
- and a G5 or higher is recommended to achieve high framerates.
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Amazing idea but... - Version: 1.12, 3/30/2008 10:57PM PST
creator1456
...not even encoding video gets my MBP above 75C while this got it to a whopping 81C in under 2 minutes. It also needs lots of light to work properly. That said, I am keeping it but it is relegated to the 'Can your PC do this?!?!' category of things I have downloaded.
Hot but hot! 
- Version: 1.1, 12/3/2007 10:36AM PST
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michael-fuchs
Visually and conceptually this is absolutely amazing, but unfortunately gets my Macbook Pro close to boiling point. Do try this out though, it looks fantastic!
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Hot but hot! - Version: 1.1, 12/3/2007 10:36AM PST
michael-fuchs
Visually and conceptually this is absolutely amazing, but unfortunately gets my Macbook Pro close to boiling point. Do try this out though, it looks fantastic!
