SHIPS Game

[Peter Willemoes]

Alright, we´re probably going to loose Pieter to this game <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />
It's down right called "SHIPS" and what is interesting, is how they used the Google Maps engine to produce it.
They got all the view angles right and its quite amazing, how the visuals show the keelwater from the engines when the ship is turning.

<img src="http://planetinaction.com/images/shipsgallery/ships_canal_barge_in_rotterdam_berth.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Check a video out <a href="http://www.wonderlandblog.com/wonderland/2009/05/google-earth-as-game-engine.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>

Check the game site out <a href="http://planetinaction.com/ships.php" target="_blank">HERE</a>

 

[Captain Maggee]

That looks like fun <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />

 

[Thagarr]

Cool stuff Peter! Thanks for the links mate! Now if they would just put a proper ship with sails in that simulation.... <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />

 

[Peter Willemoes]

You´re welcome <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

 

[Pieter Boelen]

Pretty cool indeed! Now put that aboard all ships and link it up to the GPS and Automated Ship Identification System (AIS)
and you'd be able to see all ships sailing around you in real life. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />

They don't seem to have grasped that you don't sail a ship away from a dock by using the "forward" command just like that.
You have to get away from the dock first! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/razz.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="razz.gif" />