Book Review: Bounce, Tumble, and Splash!

I found a book about Blender 3D (http://www.blender.org/) called "Bounce, Tumble, and Splash!". This book focuses on the physics aspect of Blender, and the different animations you can create. I didn't read the whole book, but that is because I don't have time to read the whole thing. I read enough of the book, and got a good sampling of every major section to write a review.

The book's cover

I think the book is great. It has been very useful to me, and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to do physics animations with Blender. The book has very in-depth information, along with some information that is hard to find online.

In the book, there is information about the fluid, rigid body and soft body simulations. There is also information about the particle system, which really helped to increase my understanding of particles in Blender. There are a lot of images in the book, which helps to visualize what is being explained. The CD included with the book has the source files that were used to create all the images.

It explains concepts that can be difficult to understand, but the way they are presented is very clear and comprehensible. Though it explains things clearly, I sometimes found the information hard to follow in a way. I would be reading about one aspect of soft bodies, and then it would start explaining something completely different about them.

The book not only covers the physics, but also making them look good. After it explains how to set up a simulation, it explains how to set up the materials and make it look great. I think that is an essential part of any book on Blender.

To conclude this review, I would recommend this book if you are looking into Blender physics.

Site review: Your Little Professor

I found a website called "Your Little Professor". It is located at http://www.yourlittleprofessor.com/. This website has information about children with Asperger's Syndrome. I found this website because I was looking for another thing to write about for my English journal. At the moment, I am interested in finding information about Asperger's Syndrome, and dealing with it in life.

I think the site is very good. It provides good, comprehensive information about the smaller, more complex problems in children with Asperger's. I have found it difficult to find information about Asperger's that is 'all in one place'. Looking at the layout of the site, I noticed that on every page it has references. That means the site is basically information someone compiled from many different sources, and created a site with lots of information.

It seems to advertise a certain Asperger's summer camp on every page, with nothing more than a phone number. I find this unnecessary. They already have a list of summer camps and schools on their site.

The content of the site is rich with information, solutions and further reading (in the references). The information seems mostly geared towards parents, but not so much that it is useless to children or other adults with Asperger's.

I would recommend this site to those who want more in-depth information about Asperger's Syndrome. That wraps up this post, more to come soon.