my name is mwd

I’ve done a bit more prodding of OpenGL stuff, but I did spend a while going sideways as it were. When programming 3D graphics, you really need 3D models to play with, so like most people of my age and trousers size, I looked around the web for the ship models from Elite. I eventually found the models for my favourite Elite version, ArcElite for RISC OS, here, but most annoyingly there’s in VRML format so I’ve spent the best part of a few days remembering how felx/bison (parser generater tools) work, but it’s now done and working (well, to the degree my parser will accept this particular set of models). Here’s a pic of a Cobra Mk I rotating:

I think my current aim is to get a screen saver that rotates through all the various ArcElite ships with some star field behind them.