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3D Aqua Clock

by Paul Rowlingson

27 Jan 2004

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Verdict

The only cool way to tell the time. Whether or not you use it for this purpose, it still looks good.

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Type: Shareware

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Manufacturer: 3Dscreensaver.com

Size: 1.62Mb

Number of Downloads: 1692

Price: null

This screensaver makes use of the latest in 3D technology, such as vertex shading, to create a realistic underwater feel on your PC screen.

Taking the form of a huge floating, domed aquarium with a clock face as its base, three fish swim around and settle in the correct positions to tell you the time. The large fish shows the hour hand, the medium fish the minute hand, and the small fish the second hand.

This beats telling the time via the Windows clock in the Task Bar, and can be rather soothing, what with all the water and slow, melodic fish swimming around.

You really do need a fast 3D graphics card to get the best out of this screensaver, though, otherwise you'll get very few frames of animation per second. It still looks good with a slower graphics cards, however.

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