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Looking for: random raytracing program (awful.systems)

submitted 10 months ago by gerikson@awful.systems to c/notawfultech@awful.systems

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Years ago (we're talking decades) I ran into a small program that randomly generated raytraced images (think transparent orbs, lens flares, reflection etc), suitable for saving as wallpapers. It was a C/C++ program that ran on Linux. I've long since lost the name and the source code, and I wonder if there's anything like that out there now?

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[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I've wasted so much time writing scenes for that thing and rendering them on my mighty 486...

[–] e0qdk@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Still got any fun renders from back then?

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Nope, it's all gone to the great bit bucket in the sky...

[–] gerikson@awful.systems 3 points 10 months ago

No, I wish I did, but they disappeared many computers ago.