It was originally my intention to compare and contrast Loren Carpenter’s Vol Libre, a mile stone in computer animation, the first film to use fractal techniques with the second video, which is a 4KB demo contest winner, but sadly, I was unable to find Vol Libre on Youtube. So, instead, I’ll compare it to the Genesis effect sequence from Star Trek (what was I thinking? Thanks Robert!) II: Wrath of Khan. After all, Loren worked on that one too.

What a difference a couple of decades of hardware makes, huh? I’ve managed to live through both of these periods. The field still amazes me some times.