The world´s largest easter egg and what came out of it

Author

Blinn, J.F.

Volume

8

Issue

2

fYear

1988

fDate

3/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

16

Lastpage

23

Abstract

The use of an interesting triangulation scheme to design a monumental sculpture of an easter egg is described. The triangulation method used to approximate the egg´s surface is based on paper folding. The development of the program and its generalization to three dimensions are examined. The calculation of the three parts of the egg (a middle-barrel section and the two end caps) and some unsolved questions regarding this technique are discussed.<>

Keywords

CAD; art; computational geometry; engineering graphics; mechanical engineering computing; CAD; art; computational geometry; easter egg; engineering graphics; paper folding; sculpture; three dimensions; triangulation scheme; Cities and towns; Computer science; Councils; Cultural differences; Ellipsoids; Geometry; Numerical analysis; Numerical models; Shape; Solid modeling; Adolescent; Adult; Animals; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; Carrier State; Cell Line, Tumor; DNA Mutational Analysis; DNA, Viral; Female; Genotype; Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; Hepatitis B virus; Humans; Male; Mice; Middle Aged; Mutation; Phenotype; RNA, Viral; Viral Envelope Proteins; Virion; Young Adult;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0272-1716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/38.499

Filename

499