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Todd Wasson

12-22-15, 07:14 PM

This is my latest project, "Design it, Drive it : Speedboats".

It's a high fidelity simulator that lets you design and drive your own speedboats from around 25-30 parameters. The boats are procedurally generated from the design parameters you specify, so every little tweak affects the handling and top end performance of the boat. The motion is solved using thousands of forces at the per-polygon level directly on the boat mesh. The boats can chine walk and blowover much like real boats. Hundreds of forces are involved in the computation of the force feedback alone.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28nNwPr32tA

Website: http://www.speedboatsim.com/
Store: http://www.speedboatsim.com/products

Available now for Windows PC only. Oculus Rift supported.

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/designitdriveitspeedboats/
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/405024603032224/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DesignItDriveIt

Aktungbby

12-22-15, 09:47 PM

Todd Wasson!:Kaleun_Salute:

Todd Wasson

12-28-15, 09:33 AM

Thanks! :salute:

Todd Wasson

01-16-16, 07:25 AM

This company contacted me yesterday about adding support for their motion platforms. Definitely interested!

http://www.simcraft.com/

Todd Wasson

01-21-16, 01:02 PM

I wrote an article about chine walk. Discuss!

http://www.speedboatsim.com/chine-walk-tech/

Todd Wasson

01-30-16, 07:19 AM

Three minutes on the Oculus Rift:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKO6R1tg_HQ

Todd Wasson

03-18-16, 04:46 PM

Added support for twin and triple outboard setups today. Here's a new trailer showing that off:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83ZolAnVoiM

Todd Wasson

04-23-16, 04:09 AM

New trailer with hull water spray added.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXAL2a3wuww

nsomnia

04-26-16, 01:46 PM

Nice particle systems, makes it look like there is actually fluid dynamics/displacment going on.

Todd Wasson

05-12-16, 06:04 AM

Thanks! The spray is indeed physics based.

Leaderboards for top speed shootout runs have been added. Here's a blast down the mile on the Rift:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZSbWl7L-ik

Onkel Neal

05-12-16, 07:50 AM

Very cool! :salute:

Todd Wasson

11-18-16, 12:03 AM

Tunnel boats are here! This was developed with help from a US Formula 1 boat owner/driver.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c61WcnVwec

Store:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/501090

Todd Wasson

05-05-17, 05:23 AM

Stern drives have been released.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flItukjkaVA

Available here on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/501090/Design_it_Drive_it__Speedboats/