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[vikenticomeshome]

Does Anyone Remember Which Cybersite This Was?

Hey Cyberchase fans! Help me out here! Does anyone remember the name of this Cybersite, or which episode it appeared in? There are some flashing effects in the rendered video, so some people may want to stick with my still images and explanations of what happens. I'll put the link to the rendered video under a "read more" at the end. I will be spoiling the different scenes, so if you want to scroll all the way down the "read more" and follow the link to watch the video first, I will understand.

We start out with a shot of the great green void of Cyberspace, though the mathematical equations are notably absent.

Then, we get our first look at the actual site. I can't show it properly here, but those two segmented belts are continuously moving in opposite directions. The belt on the left is moving towards the bottom left, while the belt on the right is moving towards the top right. There must have been a scene of either the kids or the duncebuckets having to run along the belts, jumping between the segments.

I can't see the belt anymore in this shot. I assume that they zoomed out to show the true scale of the site. It looks like it's made of spines, like a porcupine. I really like the look of it.

And then, we get a shot of this infinitely long rectangular prism that is, itself, covered in rectangles. It doesn't really tesselate. I already knew this wasn't the tesselation episode, though.

And now, we seem to be inside the rectangular prism. There are rods coming out of the floor, walls, and ceiling. There is probably a scene of the kids flying the Cybercoupe through here, with Buzz and Delete in hot pursuit.

It was a bit difficult to get a good shot of this, as the camera angles kept changing for dramatic effect, but it appears to be two cylinders slamming together hard enough to make a spark, and then coming apart again. I wouldn't be surprised if the Grim Weaker gets crushed between there at some point. Also, the normally green void of Cyberspace starts looking very blue, as if the hammer is causing some distortion. I think we just found The Hacker's plot for this episode.

I'm not sure what to make of this next scene. We have the green void of Cyberspace with three tendrils. This doesn't match the prior shape of the Cybersite at all. Did it reformat like Topsy-Turvy Island?

And now, we see another aspect of this Cybersite. We have a broken-up pathway, and then the reflection of that broken-up pathway above. In the distance, we have some sort of central core (?). I can't easily reproduce the effect here, but it is shooting sparks to the left and right.

Here's another shot where we can see just how far the sparks are going.

We get another shot of the broken-up walkway and its mirror-image. This time, we are looking down from above. Was this a POV shot from the Grim Wreaker?

Here's another case where I cannot reproduce the full effect. Believe me, all of these interlocking are spinning. This must have been from the climax of the episode, where The Hacker throws the site into chaos.

This scene actually scared me as a kid. Why is everything red? Why does it look like it is shattering into a million pieces? What did The Hacker do to this Cybersite?

This scene happens later, and it looks like the kids have saved the day. The Cybersite is back to how it was earlier.

Maybe not.

It looks like The Hacker's Doomsday Device is still active.

In the next scene, the conveyor belts appear to still be running. Is that good? Is that bad? I don't remember what they meant in the context of the episode.

Maybe the Cybercitizens managed to turn The Hacker's weapon against him, though. This feel like a POV shot of the Grim Wreaker about to crash into that infinitely long rectangular prism from earlier.

Yeah, this shot has to be from the happy ending, where the site is restored.

So, that's the long and short of that. Do any Cyberchase fans recognize the Cybersite or the episode? The Cyberchase WIki is coming up with nothing.

Yeah, this isn't some secret lost episode of Cyberchase. But this is something that I am personally nostalgic for. I remember watching this 10-15 years ago. This was a graphics and audio demo called "Chaos Theory". It was created by a demoscene group known as "Conspiracy" all the way back in 2006 for a gaming festival in Finland called "Assembly".

The cool thing about this being a graphics and audio demo is that, if you get the executable version, it doesn't play a pre-rendered video. The executable contains instructions that it sends to your graphics hardware, which constructs the models, creates the visual effects, and generates the audio in real time. It essentially creates everything from scratch every time you run the executable. Because everything is created at runtime, the executable is only 64KB, which is very small. If I recorded this at 720P resolution, the pre-rendered video file would be about 160MB. The pre-rendered video would be roughly 2,500 times larger than the executable that renders it in real time.

And now, here we are, about 18 years later. It still looks great. The executable still works on modern systems, and it has options to render up to 4K. The "Conspiracy" team is also still active. I need to see what else they have made.

Here's a link to their main site.

And here's a link to their subdomain where you can download "Chaos Theory" and run it for yourself.

[gunstellations]

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[retrochao]

Yeah this hedgehog's a star. No it doesnt mean anything <3 I Prommy <3<3

ALSO THIS TOOK TWO YEARS BUT I FINALLY FINISHED IT <3 ENJOY

[monstergirls-and-men]

Cunty V1 isn't real and can't hurt you...

I'll be honest, I haven't been able to do much cause I'm still busy packing (will be for a while 💀)

Uuuuh anyways hyperfixation bla bla something something pin up posters of v1 something something maybe I'll make prints if I learn backgrounds bla bla bla

[hinamie]

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Comfort

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[randomfandomss]

Through Thomas’s Eyes

Inspired by the fic Divine Revelations of Love by Piersanti.

Read it here

[kiisaes]

redraw of a redraw of a redraw of a redraw...?! (2024 version)

[poppyflavour]

And you'll be laughin' too!

[tofusfortbhk]

The best part about being an artist is that you can make sure your fav’s face card NEVER declines.

Minamoto Teru is gorgeous and he knows it.

Side note, I really enjoy Akane’s color scheme. More so than Teru’s tbh. The rust color with the teal never fails to scratch my brain in the best way possible.

They’re the boyfriends of all time.

[pondanimal]

it's good to touch

my @beatleskinkmeme secret santa gift for @eveepe !!!

these are the first 3 of 7 pieces in this series, the rest can be found on AO3 <- 18+ interaction only please!

[hinamie]

playing around w slightly different hair renders

[resurrection-trait]

30 Years...

[bold-embrace]

We better get a much needed morales family hug at the end of the next movie OR ELSE (btw read this fic. bless)

Bonus messy doodle below but it’s got major spider verse spoilers!‼️‼️‼️

Earth 42 miles better get a hug and a kiss from his mom too