Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!usenet-fr.net!nerim.net!novso.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.074 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.86; '*S*': 0.00; '10:17': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'relevance': 0.16; 'yup,': 0.16; 'sat,': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'slightly': 0.19; 'mathematical': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'point': 0.28; 'am,': 0.29; 'possibility': 0.29; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; "i'm": 0.30; 'worked': 0.33; 'actual': 0.34; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'done,': 0.36; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'sure': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; "you've": 0.63; 'theoretical': 0.74; 'subject:ray': 0.84; '2013': 0.98 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=v6usGQXg8znN437IV0Y0BKLq1zDKN76TIGPBT2MNzoE=; b=kkWuD5XGNl0ZhvTOZRC5DG3eN1UZ3VH9vtQGUHpYsKgpCZcNpgcB/vIW7BzXcvjZlQ i9B+Ub/0cf//iUaILWlTPdpcpqPC1AJTndIctKzlLIzELTvrLd+cEoNW8uFt6is+cbN1 OX1biEi9iYi7w35uzlwTcCu+Qiw34Swbo7Hzf2mS7uJ9klKe6gO+Ox0H2Hd9MRa6axAj pbtxuDqpkxZD2DLBERB3cV+dSEchlIKsgJxUdq0xXRLAaf6j9lCoRHyJ213HrxbXmbdw DxnLXBgml9aua9GaKZCuJjdM2l5K8bKusvX6mU2wsHUCk3pj4LlVVCvOvTdPYDLzm+oM kNJg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.68.13.104 with SMTP id g8mr17748161pbc.33.1380937278523; Fri, 04 Oct 2013 18:41:18 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2013 11:41:18 +1000 Subject: Re: Hyper-spacial ray-tracer From: Chris Angelico To: python-list@python.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 10 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1380937287 news.xs4all.nl 15888 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:48956 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:56168 On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Rouslan Korneychuk wrote: > The point of this was to explore the concept of hyperspace, which is a > mathematical curiosity and also has relevance in theoretical physics. I don't have any actual use-case for what you've done, but it sure sounds cool! Having worked with 3D ray-tracing (with POV-Ray), I'm slightly in awe of the possibility of going to ten dimensions... yup, cool! ChrisA