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15 monitors synched to show one awesome race track screensaver

So you're in a room at 2:30 AM with 15 computers. What do you do? Well, these guys developed a screensaver that could be synchronized across every monitor and simulate a Formula 1 race car riding around the ring they form. It's the coolest screensaver since flying toasters.

The good stuff happens around 1:10. Check out the comments for what's being said in the video. Thanks, guys!

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hp computers:
That's nice job. So, like at the F1 circuit huh? what about do they run this screen saver with much more computers?...More »


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By nukebass at 10:56 AM ON 10/17/08

Yea, I know Portuguese.. I'm Brazilian

By Kalaes at 11:55 AM ON 10/17/08

I know portuguese either...I´m a brazilian that live at Lisbon (Portugal)...about this race..that was made by DM9DDB Brazil for Intel. They stopped their creative area at lunch time to make it happened.

cool thing.

By CoolProducts at 1:04 PM ON 10/17/08

This is neat.

By Bindi at 3:00 PM ON 10/17/08

Suppose your question on portuguese meant you needed translation. Here it goes:

Sept 30th, 2:32am
For 3 weeks, 15 speed-nuts have been trying to complete a challenge.
Turn their office into a virtual track.
HOW?
Synchronizing 15 screensavers, each one with a bit of the track, to form the whole circuit.
67 attempts later...
When hearing their number, each "pilot" stops any computer activity.
(countdown)
After 3 minutes of no activity, the screen savers are launched.
(people saying: perfect! wow, perfect! this is better than the previous one! animal! animal! yeehee! Here comes the signature! Perfect! Wait wait wait! whoohooooo whistle whistle).

(OK, I OVERTRANSLATED THIS LAST BIT)


By Micaman at 6:47 AM ON 10/20/08

Nice work! Could be a little more fluid... i guess some are better synchronized than others. Great effect!

By coolnerd at 1:41 AM ON 10/25/08

that is cool

By hp computers at 2:26 AM ON 02/12/09

That's nice job. So, like at the F1 circuit huh? what about do they run this screen saver with much more computers?


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