Jessica F. McGrath · @jfmcgrath
80 followers · 99 posts · Server hachyderm.ioI love it when tech culture gets recursively self-referential.
TheCityDweller :verified_gay: · @toor
74 followers · 376 posts · Server citydweller.social
The #Utah #Teapot #UtahTeapot was produced by #Friesland #Porzellan in North #Germany. They were part of the #Melitta group back in time and you can still buy it. I have two of them in my kitchen cabinet.
That teapot was used in so many 3D renderings!
#ComputerHistoryMuseum #MountainView
PS: The Computer History Museum in Mountain View CA is absolutely worth a visit!
#utah #teapot #utahteapot #friesland #porzellan #germany #melitta #computerhistorymuseum #mountainview
Jens Hannemann · @JensHannemann
62 followers · 166 posts · Server mastodon.onlineFun fact: The original #UtahTeapot, used in early #ComputerGraphics, is still being made in #Ostfriesland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_teapot
https://frieslandversand.de/teekanne-0-35l-weiss-utah-teapot
I've made a tutorial for my students on how to render it with the Lambertian lighting model in #OpenGL using #Qt
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsGmgprYLmdiutxh5TqhnlWGYtSPEJvzS
Need to update it to #Qt6, though.
#qt6 #qt #opengl #Ostfriesland #computergraphics #utahteapot
