Comments on: Mars Rover, Quicktime.

Mars Rover, Quicktime.

kozad — Sat, 17 Jan 2004 09:17:12 -0800

Next Best Thing to Being There. A Quicktime Mars Rover Simulation.

By: MzB

MzB — Sat, 17 Jan 2004 09:31:20 -0800

Hi quality video 320MB (requires MPEG-2 and AC-3 decoders to play) available here. You will need BitTorrent (I recommend Azureus).

By: Busithoth

Busithoth — Sat, 17 Jan 2004 10:06:11 -0800

when it's done downloading, I'll make a comment about it. promise.

By: heimchen

heimchen — Sat, 17 Jan 2004 10:24:00 -0800

this is one cool video. although the best part is the flight to the mars. not rover itself, i think.

By: Fupped Duck

Fupped Duck — Sat, 17 Jan 2004 11:38:02 -0800

Flecktones in space!

By: Keyser Soze

Keyser Soze — Sat, 17 Jan 2004 17:19:45 -0800

somebody liked American Beauty.

By: Satapher

Satapher — Sun, 18 Jan 2004 01:22:50 -0800

that first band was the flecktones? god... terrible... that guys pretty popular too. sounds like a Saved by the Bell interlude.

By: hypnorich

hypnorich — Sun, 18 Jan 2004 19:14:32 -0800

The thing that strikes me is how many moving parts (and potential for failure, therefore) the robot actually has. Somehow, I think NASA could learn a thing or two from these guys: Robot Wars

By: Ogre Lawless

Ogre Lawless — Mon, 19 Jan 2004 16:54:57 -0800

They make nice use of imaginary cameras in the video, adding jitter and blur and smooth pans to give a more "real" feel to it -- a nice touch.