Monthly Archives: September 2007

When RGB is Not Enough, Redux

By John Croisant | Published: 2007/09/14
Here’s a simple example of when the RGB color model fails to accurately model real life interaction of light and color. If you drive through any of the tunnels through the Appalachian mountains on the U.S. East coast, you’ll likely be greeted by the ugly yellow-orange glow of a low-pressure sodium vapor lamp. LPS lamps [...]
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When RGB is Not Enough

By John Croisant | Published: 2007/09/05
Over a year ago, my color studies class visited the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Illinois, for a guest lecture/demo on theatre lighting, and the interaction of light with colored objects. By the end of the demo, I had realized something: RGB just isn’t enough to describe the full range [...]
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Out-of-Tuning

By John Croisant | Published: 2007/09/04
Quick thought: A game where the music gets more out of tune and broken as you tumble towards defeat. Meteos did this, sort of. It would shift between different music clips depending on the scenario. If your blocks were almost to the top of the screen, the music would become frantic. It was all pre-recorded [...]
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