Monthly Archives: January 2016

X-15 VR Experience in Unity3D

Posted on January 28, 2016 by bat

As a variant on my recent Unity3D Gerry Anderson’s Supercar-themed “Avgas, Will Travel” VR Experience for the Oculus Rift… I added a 3D model of the X-15A-2 by TaffGoch. Although, of course, the X-15 was not an orbital craft (See … Continue reading →

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2001 VR Experience in Unity3D

Posted on January 26, 2016 by bat

As a variant on my recent Unity3D Gerry Anderson’s Supercar-themed “Avgas, Will Travel” VR Experience for the Oculus Rift… I added 3D models of the 2001 Space Station by Filip and the Orion III PanAm Shuttle made by Daniel M. … Continue reading →

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Made with Unity & Unity Connect

Posted on January 22, 2016 by bat

Made with Unity (replaced in 2017 by Unity Connect) is a site to share developer information, games and stories associated with using the Unity3D development tools. I have created a developer profile, and added some of my recent VR Experiences … Continue reading →

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Supercar Schematics

Posted on January 20, 2016 by bat

Supercar Schematics Shane Pickering and Austin Tate version: 21-Nov-1999. Minor Revision: 9-Mar-2021 Overview of Supercar Schematics (PDF version) More detailed version of Supercar Schematics (PDF Format) Supercar Internal Schematics Rear Navigation Lights (2) Port & Starboard, with rear ballast eject … Continue reading →

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Supercar Take Two: Avgas, Will Travel

Posted on January 20, 2016 by bat

The “Supercar: Take Two” project (“Take 2” for short) is a collaborative venture, originally started in 1998, involving a number of Supercar enthusiasts and those with an interest in Gerry Anderson productions. Its aim is to develop an on-line multi-media … Continue reading →

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Thunderbirds in VR

Posted on January 17, 2016 by bat

And just because we can… instead of using NASA ISS and spacecraft models as in the ISS VR Experience, I substituted Gerry Anderson Thunderbirds models obtained from the 3D Sketchup Warehouse (search for Gerry Anderson). Try the web player version … Continue reading →

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Space Walk – Follow along in Virtual Reality

Posted on January 15, 2016 by bat

EVA #35 on the International Space Station is a space walk performed by NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and ESA astronaut Tim Peake on 15th January 2016, with a focus on the replacement of a failed voltage regulator. An animation of … Continue reading →

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Creating the Supercar Comic

Posted on January 14, 2016 by bat

Kez Wilson and Michael Wolff at Misc!Mayhem Comics in the US were fans of Gerry Anderson’s Supercar and other TV shows and in 1999 wrote new stories about Supercar, the team of characters at Black Rock Laboratory, the baddies in … Continue reading →

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FSX Supercar at Knight Inlet BC

Posted on January 13, 2016 by bat

The FSX version of Supercar (latest: version 5.0 1-Jan-2013) has been tested to work in FSX Steam Edition and in Virtual Reality using Flyinside FSX. Here she is in flight and landing in the Knight Inlet area in British Columbia… … Continue reading →

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Eve Valkyrie Pre-Alpha Testing

Posted on January 12, 2016 by bat

Eve Valkyrie from Iceland-based CCP Games is a multi-user space shooter style game based on the Eve Universe but designed for next generation virtual reality headsets and input controllers such as the Oculus Rift. “Pre-alpha” testing for those with appropriate … Continue reading →

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Apollo 11 VR Experience

Posted on January 7, 2016 by bat

Immersive VR Education have produced a virtual reality (VR) “experience” for the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. The full experience is still under development, but a free short demonstration for the Oculus Rift is available via http://immersivevreducation.com/the-apollo-11-experience/.

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VR Spacewalk at ISS

Posted on January 1, 2016 by bat

Scroll down to the “Try the ISS VR Experience” section for the web demonstration link and the download link for the Windows standalone version which will work in flat screen mode or in VR if you have an Oculus Rift … Continue reading →

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