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One of the distinctive features of early [[BOINC]] projects was the '''project screensaver.''' Many screensavers featured a real-time animated display showing the volunteer's computer actively contributing to science. When a BOINC-attached machine sat idle, the screensaver would launch and visualise the underlying computation: radio telescope signals sweeping across a star field for [[SETI@home]], protein chains folding in three dimensions for [[Rosetta@home]], or a climate model globe spinning for [[Climateprediction.net]].
One of the distinctive features of early [[BOINC]] projects was the '''project screensaver.''' Many screensavers featured a real-time animated display showing the volunteer's computer actively contributing to science. When a BOINC-attached machine sat idle, the screensaver would launch and visualise the underlying computation: radio telescope signals sweeping across a star field for [[SETI@home]], protein chains folding in three dimensions for [[Rosetta@home]], or a climate model globe spinning for [[climateprediction.net]].


As LCD and OLED monitors replaced phosphor-coated CRTs, the original technical justification for screensavers (preventing phosphor burn-in), became obsolete. BOINC projects gradually stopped shipping screensaver graphics. The gallery below preserves recordings of every known BOINC project screensaver. Click any '''▶''' link to watch the YouTube recording; where an animated GIF exists on [[Wikimedia Commons]], it appears in the left column.
As LCD and OLED monitors replaced phosphor-coated CRTs, the original technical justification for screensavers (preventing phosphor burn-in), became obsolete. BOINC projects gradually stopped shipping screensaver graphics. The gallery below preserves recordings of every known BOINC project screensaver. Click any '''▶''' link to watch the YouTube recording; where an animated GIF exists on [[Wikimedia Commons]], it appears in the left column.
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GAYKw5SakQ&list=PLblxpyGay1Q7Bp3Mx2GACRc2XU6F0Yduy ▶ malariacontrol.net 5.53]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GAYKw5SakQ&list=PLblxpyGay1Q7Bp3Mx2GACRc2XU6F0Yduy ▶ malariacontrol.net 5.53]
| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px;" | '''[[Malariacontrol.net]]'''<br/><small>Epidemiology / Public health</small>
| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px;" | '''[[malariacontrol.net]]'''<br/><small>Epidemiology / Public health</small>
| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px; font-size:0.9em;" | Ran stochastic simulations of malaria transmission dynamics in sub-Saharan Africa to evaluate cost-effectiveness of intervention strategies. Concluded around 2015.
| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px; font-size:0.9em;" | Ran stochastic simulations of malaria transmission dynamics in sub-Saharan Africa to evaluate cost-effectiveness of intervention strategies. Concluded around 2015.
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aJmm60Wgl8&list=PLblxpyGay1Q7Bp3Mx2GACRc2XU6F0Yduy ▶ Beta 2.61]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aJmm60Wgl8&list=PLblxpyGay1Q7Bp3Mx2GACRc2XU6F0Yduy ▶ Beta 2.61]
| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px;" | '''[[MindModeling@home]]'''<br/><small>Cognitive science</small>
| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px;" | '''[[MindModeling@Home]]'''<br/><small>Cognitive science</small>
| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px; font-size:0.9em;" | Applied cognitive architecture models (ACT-R and PRIMs) to simulate human thought processes. Run by Wright State University and the University of Dayton. Ran approximately 2009–2016.
| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px; font-size:0.9em;" | Applied cognitive architecture models (ACT-R and PRIMs) to simulate human thought processes. Run by Wright State University and the University of Dayton. Ran approximately 2009–2016.
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTeYa66qkxc&list=PLblxpyGay1Q7Bp3Mx2GACRc2XU6F0Yduy ▶ Starboard 5.21]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTeYa66qkxc&list=PLblxpyGay1Q7Bp3Mx2GACRc2XU6F0Yduy ▶ Starboard 5.21]
| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px;" | '''[[Primates@Home]]'''<br/>Playing around
| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px;" | '''[[Pirates@Home#Primates@Home (April Fools 2008)|Primates@Home]]'''<br/>Playing around
| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px; font-size:0.9em;" | The Starboard screensaver variant echoes the Pirates@Home fun atmosphere with secret messages
| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px; font-size:0.9em;" | The Starboard screensaver variant echoes the Pirates@Home fun atmosphere with secret messages
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RVFLPdrwiA&list=PLblxpyGay1Q7Bp3Mx2GACRc2XU6F0Yduy ▶ Version 7.00]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RVFLPdrwiA&list=PLblxpyGay1Q7Bp3Mx2GACRc2XU6F0Yduy ▶ Version 7.00]
| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px;" | '''[[BOINC]]'''<br/><small>Infrastructure / Testing</small>
| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px;" | '''[[BOINC]] test project'''<br/><small>Infrastructure / Testing</small>
| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px; font-size:0.9em;" | Generic BOINC test project screensaver used for client validation.
| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px; font-size:0.9em;" | Generic BOINC test project screensaver used for client validation.
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6ugQIq7Zao&list=PLblxpyGay1Q7Bp3Mx2GACRc2XU6F0Yduy ▶ General]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6ugQIq7Zao&list=PLblxpyGay1Q7Bp3Mx2GACRc2XU6F0Yduy ▶ General]
| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px;" | '''[[BOINC]]'''<br/><small>Promotional</small>
| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px;" | '''[[BOINC]] processing for science Screensaver'''<br/><small>Promotional</small>
| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px; font-size:0.9em;" | A promotional screensaver recording showing BOINC processing across multiple projects.
| style="vertical-align:top; padding:6px; font-size:0.9em;" | A promotional screensaver recording showing BOINC processing across multiple projects.
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