From: fritsch@fsinfo.cs.uni-sb.de (Lothar Fritsch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Psychedelic Animations
Date: 29 Jul 92 17:00:25 GMT
Organization: Fachschaft Informatik, U of Saarland, FRG


				Trip-A-Tron

As there are regulary questions for psychodelic animations, I decided to
post an overview over Trip-A-Tron, a kind of demo-maker for bouncing
objects and color effects.

It is made by Llamasoft (who also made Llamatron and other games). You can
buy it for Atari ST and Amiga computers. In the following, I cite some of
Llamasoft's material on Trip-A-Tron.

1) From the Grid Runner Cover (a game by Llamasoft)

Trip-A-Tron, Jeff Minter's unique interactive graphics program, is now avail-
able in Amiga format.
Trip-A-Tron allows users to produce at will, spectacular dynamic patterns and
iridescent colourflows. More, it's natural, enhancing accompaniment to any
type of music - a great and creative tool.

"No mere sound-to-light program ... allows the user to play with light as a
musician would play with sound."

Trip-A-Tron includes its own programming language, KML, but comes ready to use
with graphics effects pre-programmed to individual keys. Also included is a
handsome 3-ring binder with a 135-page manual.

Trip-A-Tron costs 29.95 Pounds (in Britain).

2) A flyer added to the letter i received after sending them the Llamatron
   shareware (it ist printed in blue on pink paper)

Amiga
  Trip-A-Tron

Llamasofts unique graphics program attracted wide attention in the Computer
press and amongst Atari ST owners, in England and elsewhere, as its potential
as a creative graphics performance tool was realised. It is now available for
Amiga owners.

Trip-A-Tron comes on disk in an attractive 3-ring-binder, which includes a 140
page manual detailing the program's considerable potential. It can be used on
any version of the Amiga, for home entertainment or for professional use eg.
as a visual backing for a group or at a disco.

Trip-A-Tron comes 'ready to use', with presets and demos allocated to the
Amiga's keys or in easily loaded files. The system includes many beautiful
desinged pop-up menues and, as one reviewer remarked, "... it doesn't help
that it is pervaded by Jeff Minter's sense of humor ..." Doesn't help?!

It has its own 120-command programming language, KML, and can accept and
manipulate images from IFF files. On Amiga's, 1 Meg or more, these images
can be animated.

Trip-A-Tron is not a sound-to-light program - it gives its users an inter-
active link between the machine and their imaginations - a wonderful enhance-
ment to the enjoyment of music of all kinds.

Trip-A-Tron, 29.95 Pounds (crossed with ball pen, '10 Pounds' written next to
it).

On the bottom of the page:

The 'MERAK VIDEO', combining Jeff Minter's Trip-A-Tron graphics with Adrian
Wagners electronic music, is now available direct from Llamasoft, 12.95 pounds.



Their address is:

Llamasoft
49 Mount Pleasant
Tadley, Hants
RG26 6BN
Tel. 0734 814478
Fax. 0734 816313
Great Britain


So, have fun with it and don't fly too high.


--
Lothar Fritsch, Student der Universitaet des Saarlandes, Fachb. Informatik
e-mail: fritsch@fsinfo.cs.uni-sb.de    phone: (ger) 06821-72562

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