3D programming with Vpython from linuxgazette.net
By Maxin B. John
"3-Dimensional Programming for Ordinary Mortals"- claims the Vpython project website. Vpython is a python module for 3 Dimensional scientific programming, specifically useful for the people with a Physics background.
Based On A True Story
Almost 3 years back, the Department of Computer Applications , Government Engineering College, Thrissur, India decided to conduct their annual National Seminal Seminar and Programming Contest, known as Renaissance - 2005, in the month of November. The people for Linux (which includes me) convinced the Professors to make the Renaissance 2005 a celebration of Free/Open Source . Our decision was to make it a true celebration of Linux. Almost all the programs were on Linux based technologies.
We conducted regular meetings to ensure the quality of the program. In one such meetings, we faced a small but striking question from one of the participants: How are we going to manage the Introductory Multimedia Presentation? In our college, the "Intro Presentation" was the way to show off the artistic and technical talent of the hosting Department. Most of the other Departments were using "Flash"-based eyecandy presentations as their intro. But we have decided not to depend on "not so open" technologies, and roll one for our own. But we couldn't reach a conclusion on the alternative technology at that time.
Here Comes Vpython
Whenever we had a technical doubt, we always had a door to knock at. Out team has met our beloved guru "Mr. Pramode CE" at his home. On hearing our "little bit strange" requirement, we heard what we wanted to hear. "You people can try Vpython for this purpose. You may integrate the music with your application using gamepy if you want to utilize the multimedia capabilities of python.". Read more
