Pearle Raytracer

PEARLE.PRG renders 3-dimensional scenes in a world of reflective and refractive spheres, using ray tracing techniques. Movies formed from sequences of frames can be generated, showing reflective balls linked and bouncing in a gravitational field. They resemble a string of bouncing pearles -- hence the name.

Information

Version/Release date:
Systems: Atari ST/STE
Status: Freeware
Programmer Allen King
Compatibility: ◆ ST ◆ STE ◈ TT ◈ Falcon ◈ CT60
◈ Hades ◈ Milan ◈ FireBee
Resolutions: ST-Low
File formats: Degas PI?
Type: Program (GEM)
Language: English

Availability

Availability: Floppyshop Art 0015[?] (Pearle Raytracer) , PD-Pool 2015 (Pearle) , Vision 301 (Pearle Raytrace) , XEST PD 147[?] (Pearle Raytracer)
Standard support
GEMScript
OLGA
BubbleGEM
Programs written in...
Assembler
GFA-Basic
Pure C
STOS