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Jim Blinn, a Common card
James F. Blinn is an American computer scientist who first became widely known for his work as a computer graphics expert at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, particularly his work on the pre-encounter animations for the Voyager project, his work on the 1980 Carl Sagan documentary series Cosmos, and the research of…
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 52
- DEF
- 21
- Power
- 73
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 8,400
Power 73 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 15 % of WikiCards cards.
Jim Blinn quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Jim Blinn card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is credited with ______ Blinn's Law, which asserts that rendering time tends to remain constant, even as computers get faster.
Answer
formulating. He is credited with formulating Blinn's Law, which asserts that rendering time tends to remain constant, even as computers get faster. From the Jim Blinn article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____, Blinn was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to the technology of educational use of computer graphics and for expository articles.
Answer
2000s. In 2000, Blinn was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to the technology of educational use of computer graphics and for expository articles. From the Jim Blinn article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Jim Blinn. Jim Blinn 52 · Xiao Chua 48 · Honda That's 45 · Caput mortuum 38 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- In 2000, Blinn was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to the technology of educational use of computer graphics and for expository articles.
- He is credited with formulating Blinn's Law, which asserts that rendering time tends to remain constant, even as computers get faster.
- Animators prefer to improve quality, rendering more complex scenes with more sophisticated algorithms, rather than using less time to do the same work as before.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Jim Blinn article was read about 8,400 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 52 and blocks with 21: each hit it takes is cut by 8 %.
How to get Jim Blinn
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Jim Blinn (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Eric Haines, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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