EMAIL: gregj56590@aol.com
NAME: Greg M. Johnson
TOPIC: Animations
COPYRIGHT: I SUBMIT TO THE STANDARD RAYTRACING COMPETITION COPYRIGHT.
TITLE: Pteranodon Races
COUNTRY: USA
WEBPAGE: http://members.xoom.com/gregjohn (not updated in a while, spending too much time on this.)
RENDERER USED: Superpatch POV for 3.1a
TOOLS USED: sPatch to model pteranodons; John VanSickle's reorient macro; a sky pattern inspired by Ken; algorithms inspired by Craig Reynolds; CorelPhotoPaint7 to make poster, MainActor to make movie.
CREATION TIME: About 8 hours
HARDWARE USED: 450 MHz Pentium II Aptiva
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ANIMATION DESCRIPTION:
Pretty simple thematically. Hope you enjoy it. 
DESCRIPTION OF HOW THIS ANIMATION WAS CREATED:
I further improved upon my flocking algorithm. I modified it to give less pitch, which may be more realistic for flying vertebrates.  I made the sPatch model in pieces so that the wing can bend as it flaps.