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This new 3D screensaver collection includes a driving tour of global pylonsModern screens might not need saving, but it’s still fun to watch
Modern screens might not need saving, but it’s still fun to watch
The first time a PC seemed magical to me was when it dozed off and colourful lines twisted across its screen. I’d launch Windows 3.1 just to watch screensavers, marvelling at Mystify and staring atStarfield. How wonderful that our computer needed to dream as preventative medicine! I relived this today with a new collection of customisable 3D screensavers, watching shoals of fish, taking a road trip through a museum of global electricity pylons, watching housing estates rise and fall, and seeing so many swirly colours.
The Jean-Paul Software Screen Explosion - 1.0 Launch TrailerWatch on YouTube
The Jean-Paul Software Screen Explosion - 1.0 Launch Trailer
My setup’s mismatched and skewwhiff, but some time tweaking the config made screensavers span nicely.
I’ve not used a screensaver in years. They’re not needed anymore, and my monitors automatically turn off when idle to save power anyway. Running 3D scenes which make my computer use more power when idle is the opposite of what I want. And yet. While I won’t start using a screensaver now, I did enjoy playing with screensavers today.
I enjoyed restarting screensavers to see them with new colours or new patterns. I really enjoyed that drive past international pylons. I enjoyed watching colours. I felt the childhood magic of screensavers again.
The Jean-Paul Software Screen Explosion is out nowon Steamfor £4/€4/$5.
The second time a PC seemed magical to me was the cascade after I won Solitaire for the first time.
