Giza Pyramids Screen Saver
Experience a virtual visit to the Pyramids of Giza, in Egypt.
The Giza Plateau is recreated, including all the pyramids, the Sphinx and more.
Camels roam around, and the camera even rides one for a virtual tour of the pyramids.
Random camera movement means you always get a different display of the 3D plateau.
The author describes his creation:
“The pyramids them selves are to scale, but I’m not so sure about the Sphinx (it’s smaller than you think!) or the placing of some things. The temples included here aren’t all still standing either, or they’ve been buried over time. This is still pretty close tho, and the best part is that all the tourists, the roads, and the city have been removed. So you can just sit back and enjoy the peace and quiet as the camera cruises around the pyramids.
There’s also camels randomly wandering around just to help give you a sense of scale. They’re to scale with the pyramids and everything else too. So you can see just how big these things are.
I added in some atmosphere effects too to help show the size. So when you’re viewing from the Great Pyramid the other pyramids in the distance are actually a bit hazy. I love the way it looks. The camera also rides the virtual camels occasionally, which I think is cool but not as cool as I expected.
I really didn’t know how this was going to turn out or what it was going to do, but I love the result. It’s just so peaceful and relaxing. I find myself watching it for hours on end just listening to the wind noise.
If you get the chance, go and see the real thing. It’s worth the trip.”
Unfortunately this is a Mac only screen saver and will not run on Windows computers.
Download the Screen saver from Useless Creations.
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