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3D Screensavers | Visualizers as Screensavers  
Written by explorer59 the 30 Sep 08 at 06:58. New
I have seen several submissions here about improving Ubuntu's look and feel/better wallpapers/remove the old and lame screensavers, etc. etc., and I agree that all of the above ought to be done. Eyecandy improves the appeal of the OS -> Increased Appeal = Increased Adoption.

A while ago, while looking through my long list of boring screensavers, I thought "some of the iTunes Visualizers would make great screensavers..." Perhaps the screensaver could even play tracks from your fave playlist (after all, it would need some audio input to make it dance). Also, I just had a look at a few 3D Desktop demos using Compiz (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxfSwzhSn1c&feature=related ). So how about 3D visualizer-screensavers. Start with something like 3D versions of Euphoria or Skyrocket (imagine flying through a Google-Earth cityscape with fireworks exploding in sync with your tunes) or...
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #13882
Written by explorer59 the 30 Sep 08 at 06:58.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #13882 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!

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