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From: jaapv@accucx.cc.ruu.nl (Jaap Verhage)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: PoolTable Turing Test Photo
Message-ID: <1125@accucx.cc.ruu.nl>
Date: 27 Jan 91 15:59:41 GMT
References: <7926@castle.ed.ac.uk> <28220@cs.yale.edu> <1991Jan25.142659.3914@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> <15115@celit.fps.com>
Reply-To: jaapv@accucx.UUCP (Jaap Verhage)
Organization: Academic Computer Centre Utrecht, The Netherlands
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In article <15115@celit.fps.com> billd@fps.com (Bill Davidson) writes:
>In article <1991Jan25.142659.3914@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> stam@dgp.toronto.edu (Jos Stam) writes:
>>I wouldn't mind seeing more dirt in computer generated images, just for
>>the sake of variety. By analogy, figurative art is not only restricted to 
>>hyperrealism.
>
>The pool table picture was an attempt at photo-realism; something we
>are getting closer to but can't quite do.  It was an extremely good
>example (especially for 1984) though it attacked something that was
[...]
And more discussion of same. By this time, I'm getting highly
interested in this photograph/image. I've read in earlier posts
that it's in a book; is there an electronic version of it (the
original?) available somewhere? And ftp-address would be highly
appreciated.

-- 
Regards, Jaap.

Jaap Verhage, Academic Computer Centre, State University at Utrecht, Holland.
jaapv@cc.ruu.nl      +<-*|*->+      I claim *every*thing and speak for myself