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travelling near-light speed...

Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 3:47 pm
by podbelski
Hey everyone,

I've stumbled upon an interesting video illustrating 3 big visual effects you will see travelling the near-light speed:
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap111018.html

Probably this is how a SPEC-powered travel should look like, though I don't expect anyone will implement it... just imagine, for fun

Re: travelling near-light speed...

Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 4:54 pm
by travists
Really neat! Aberration is already partly used, the "head light" effect should be possible with a simple screen overlay, but I don't know how to insert it. I know nothing of the engine, so Doppler is my only question. Well, that and can the effect be applied to only things outside of the ship especially with 3D cockpits? I'd love to see this! I think the best visual experience would be in the .5C to .75C range.

Re: travelling near-light speed...

Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 10:34 pm
by gonzo
Awesome!

I looked around for a version with higher resolution but couldn't find any. It clearly deserves it.

Re: travelling near-light speed...

Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 6:02 pm
by klauss
Yes, that was the intention on the lensing effect, actually.