In 1984, the space trading game Elite was released for the BBC Micro and the Acorn Electron. It was an enormous success and even though it wasn’t the first 3D game, it did bring 3D graphics to a much wider audience. The visuals didn’t particularly catch on, however. It would be many years before technology… Continue reading 3D Modelling – Not Just For Computer Games
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Steam Power – Not Such A Difficult Link To Make?
Steam has been used for centuries to power heavy industry, explore the world and build empires. The very earliest steam engines were around in the Roman era, although the Romans didn’t realise that this novelty technology could be used to start up an industrial revolution and accelerate history by about 1500 years. Steam power really… Continue reading Steam Power – Not Such A Difficult Link To Make?