- Maybe there could be projects that do data processing similar to Google's Big Data Processing
- Rendering Large Animations (could be things like movies or even things like weather patterns)
- DNA analysis (maybe through neural networks)
- Encryption Testing
- Testing new hashing algorithms for things like collisions
- Testing how long brute force would take
- etc.
- Improving designs of transportation systems
- Testing the efficiency of all possible routes for trains, plains, cars, etc.
- Testing what habits can reduce greenhouse gas emission
- etc
- Hardware bug testing by sending random data to processors (risky if the user is not knowledgeable in tech)
- Software bug testing by sending all possible data to a sandboxed program
- Calculating many digits of irrational numbers (mostly pointless)
- Testing efficiency of programs on different platforms
That is all that I can think of at the moment
The Big and Ugly Rendering Project (B.U.R.P.) http://burp.renderfarming.net/ is a BOINC project that offers a public render farm for Blender animations.
A couple of years ago BURP was used to re-render the Blender Foundation's short film Big buck Bunny (codenamed Peach Project) in 4K resolution at 60fps and with stereo vision.
Visit: http://bbb3d.renderfarming.net/ to view or download the results.
Things are moving a bit slowly at BURP right now which is partly due to a lack of input from content creators.
Anyone with an interest in distributed rendering should check it out.
Distributed rendering should be a great feature !!! I will check this BOINC project. I think that if it's working and usable by everybody a poll to whitelist this type of project could make the thing ! Thanks for the info.
Unfortunately BURP needs more session contributors and perhaps some more development before it is ready to be re-listed with Gridcoin. A couple of big sessions can keep the render farm busy for months but there have only been a handful of big sessions recently resulting in extended work unit shortages.
It is best suited to very detailed renders that would take months or years to render on one machine, the session vetting process takes a long time so it's not necessarily a good solution if you just want to off-load your own rendering resources unless you have a very flexible timeline.
It's a great project and definitely worth a look if you are into Blender rendering.