The Stage 32 Videos: Planets

A procedurally generated planetary system in progress. The rocky planets are 1-10th the size of Earth. I still have to diversify the design of the rocky planets and the gas and ice giants.

Bixie, Montana is in the middle of nowhere, not connected to any place, and not used as a pass through to get anywhere. But one snowy evening, a lone visitor walking down an old country road changes 13-year-old Aaron Martin's life forever. Aaron thinks he's being a Good Samaritan by inviting the nearly-frozen visitor into his home, but he's unwittingly initiated The Game. A group of Elders, known as the Council of the Legend, come together from time to time to enjoy a rousing event they playfully call "The Game." Now, Aaron's town is the playing board and he and his fellow townspeople are the players. The rules are simple. Win. Because if Aaron loses, he won't just lose his family . . . he'll lose his very identity.

I finished my piece called "Wakefulness" today, and it just happened to coincide with Cassini’s last moments in the universe. So, I took the video made available on the JPL website, edited it down to fit the music et voila! Thank you, Cassini, NASA and JPL for this extraordinary feat! Taken from the website: “On the final orbit, Cassini will plunge into Saturn fighting to keep its antenna pointed at Earth as it transmits its farewell. In the skies of Saturn, the journey ends, as Cassini becomes part of the planet itself.” Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech Music Rolando Gori

Song included in album "Back to the old station" by David G. Bonacho (June 2017) Video shows how would be seen planets if they were close to Earth