When: Released 12/17/22 - V1.0

04/21/23 - V1.1: Should install through KDE

What: KDE Plasma Splash Screen animation of the Amiga Juggler from 1986. This was one of the first raytraced animations rendered on a home computer. The animation and software was created by Dr. Eric Graham. It may not seem like much today, but in 1986 it was jaw dropping.

You can read more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sculpt_3D#The_Amiga_Juggler

Resolution: The GIF is in 1920x1200 but animates on screen at 1280x1024. You can change the resolution to meet your needs by editing the file: AmigaJuggler/contents/splash/Splash.qml file.

Test Drive: Open a terminal and type: ksplashqml --test --window AmigaJuggler

Where: Copy the AmigaJuggler folder to $HOME/.local/share/plasma/look-and-feel/

Settings: KDE System Settings --> Appearance --> Global Theme --> Splash Screen to set AmigaJuggler


Enjoy!