2001
Articles and demos from 2001, by month.
February
Java XOR patterns
A Java applet that spins 3D objects and XORs their polygons into the frame, leaving interesting patterns.
8 February 2001March
Java 3D pillars
A demonstration scene of pillars with a reflective floor, then a cartoon shading post-process that finds outlines from discontinuities in the Z-buffer.
20 March 2001July
Java green liquid goo
Green liquid goo: an animated Java applet effect, with source.
8 July 2001Java 2D blobs
Animated 2D blobs: a Java applet effect, with source.
22 July 2001September
Java fog effects
Six fog effects as Java applets: embossed zoom, blurred checks and XOR patterns, checkers, zooming smoke and morphing patterns.
1 September 2001December
Java 3D panoramas
A barebones Java renderer with a software triangle rasteriser, then a textured cube viewed from inside as a panorama viewer, then an unfolded panorama.
2 December 2001Java animated Julia fractals
Weird Julia-style animated fractals: a Java applet, with source.
16 December 2001