Humans have been on this Planet for millions of years. Civilizations come and go.
http://www.amazon.com/Tricks-Programming-Gurus-Advanced-Graphics-Rasterization/dp/0672318350
Putting it all together may take a life time, but still reading microsoft's D3DX whatever terminology doesn't help when it still can be done in regular C++ programming with someone willing to explain it. (although the book is not the even more advanced type yet to know - just basic and a good start.) Models have to be programmed, and that is what it can turn out to be - or a 3D game and moving it around the computer so you see it on the screen. Only one aspect of having a Civilization, but not everyone can play the Stock Market to gain money, when no one else is learning anything, along with Real Estate and make money, because in the end, other people have to push the limits of knowledge and not think that somehow with money they will be able to buy the real estate on Mars. They can't get there without scientists coming up with a way to do that. Rather pointless after awhile at least not trying something hard to learn - even if it takes awhile. At least they would have an idea on what it takes, but always usually the same reply - I can't do that or something similiar. Instead of "I can do that" (if given enough time - perhaps even if not advanced as others.) Passing more taxes and making more laws that they allow to always be re-intepretated according to whatever does not allow probably a Civilization to exist anymore. It takes hard learning and time and work.
Actually right now, I can't think of a question for Rick anyway, since dividing up too much time was done by me in the Past. Slotted anyway in the end even if not. All the special effects in movies and anything else is just in the end another gimmick if looked at, with the mind of - it probably won't happen that way anyway as more is learned.
Where was I?
Who knows?