2012年06月30日
Yacht Practice 4
The last practice for Trenza Yacht Race. Please see the old articles for the details.
First lesson: http://temisirbu.slmame.com/e1244741.html
Second lesson: http://temisirbu.slmame.com/e1249216.html
Important points in the first lesson:
1. To learn how to reduce speed or stop by opening the main sail.
2. To learn how to start the yacht from standing still. Method A or Method B.
3. To check how long it takes from various points to the start line.
4. When countdown started, start the yacht before the time that is required to the start line.
There are two rules.
1. Right yacht preference (when coming from different direction)
2. Leeward yacht preference (when coming from same direction)
Important points in the second lesson:
1. Angle adjustment is also required for spinnaker that is wind-angle minus 90.
2. Raise centerboard while running before the wind. Be sure to down it before the next turn.
3. Preset necessary command in Button HUD.
4. Preset method is ‘button X command’, ex. button 7 spinnaker 80.
In the above condition, the yacht speed reached 6.8m/s which could be more.
To get speed, please refer to the previous lesson regarding DG-470. The principle is the same.
http://temisirbu.slmame.com/e1171038.html
This will conclude the June lesson. Mini-race will start from next Tuesday. The starting time will be changed every other week. Please come at the time that suits your schedule. Start time on the next Tuesday will be 21:30.
First lesson: http://temisirbu.slmame.com/e1244741.html
Second lesson: http://temisirbu.slmame.com/e1249216.html
Important points in the first lesson:
1. To learn how to reduce speed or stop by opening the main sail.
2. To learn how to start the yacht from standing still. Method A or Method B.
3. To check how long it takes from various points to the start line.
4. When countdown started, start the yacht before the time that is required to the start line.
There are two rules.
1. Right yacht preference (when coming from different direction)
2. Leeward yacht preference (when coming from same direction)
Important points in the second lesson:
1. Angle adjustment is also required for spinnaker that is wind-angle minus 90.
2. Raise centerboard while running before the wind. Be sure to down it before the next turn.
3. Preset necessary command in Button HUD.
4. Preset method is ‘button X command’, ex. button 7 spinnaker 80.
In the above condition, the yacht speed reached 6.8m/s which could be more.
To get speed, please refer to the previous lesson regarding DG-470. The principle is the same.
http://temisirbu.slmame.com/e1171038.html
This will conclude the June lesson. Mini-race will start from next Tuesday. The starting time will be changed every other week. Please come at the time that suits your schedule. Start time on the next Tuesday will be 21:30.
2012年06月28日
UWA 3D Art
The due date of The Centenary 3D Art Challenge is just around the corner. Privately I think this is in low gear comparing with the series last year. The number of applicants seems less than before so far. I think that there are some interesting shapes or techniques, but few that I am moved simply by the beauty. Do they stay rather focused on machinima recently? This is “Cerulean” by Bryn Oh.
UWA 3D Art: http://slurl.com/secondlife/UWA/64/132/249
“Follow Your Dream” by Krystau Babeni. May be following the dream slowly but steadily taking time? I tried to put my shadow also but it was hard since the length of shadows were different.
“Heart vs Train” by Sonna Bazar. Is this a person going to die in a train crash? Explosions in his head and… In my childhood, we crashed toy cars or trains for fun, but we did not know the true meaning…
UWA 3D Art: http://slurl.com/secondlife/UWA/64/132/249
“Follow Your Dream” by Krystau Babeni. May be following the dream slowly but steadily taking time? I tried to put my shadow also but it was hard since the length of shadows were different.
“Heart vs Train” by Sonna Bazar. Is this a person going to die in a train crash? Explosions in his head and… In my childhood, we crashed toy cars or trains for fun, but we did not know the true meaning…
2012年06月25日
Pictures from Angry Beth
Three serial articles about THE INEVITABILITY OF FATE by Rose Borchovski was finished, so I sdisplayed the puctures at my gallery. Most of them were presented here, but if you have not visited my gallery, please drop in taking this occasion. The building is old as before though…
Temi's Gallery: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dromio/80/236/24
Temi's Gallery: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dromio/80/236/24
2012年06月23日
Yacht Praqctice 3
We practiced spinnaker, centerboard, and Button HUD.
Info HUD and Button HUD are possible to be moved to desirable place by ‘Edit”.
Info HUD background can be changed to transparent by touching it.
Let’s practice the spinnaker first, which is a round sail for tailwind.
Touch the ‘spinnaker’ button at the top of Button HUD. A dark sail will come out in front of the main sail. Touch again the button to erase it.
Spinnaker is effective only with tailwind. When it is not effective, it will turn black.
Note the fourth number in the Info HUD, ‘spin angle’.
Spinnaker also needs angle adjustment as the main sail. Since the spinnaker is moved directly, there is only one angle number.
Watch how the number changes by touching Page UP and Page Down.
The best angle for the spinnaker is wind angle minus 90 degrees.
The angle is set as 0 when it is deployed, so it needs adjustment to about 80 degrees.
The spinnaker turns black if the angle is not correct even in the tail wind.
Let us practice the centerboard that is a flat board protruding from the bottom to make the yacht possible to sail with an angle toward the wind.
It will make resistance, so it is pulled up when running with tailwind.
Touch the ‘centerboard’ at the top of Button HUD and watch the black circle right below the Info HUD. The bar in the circle shows the condition, vertical is down, lateral is up.
In the Trenza Yacht course, the centerboard will be up when running behind the island, but it should be down again before the next turn, otherwise you cannot make turn.
Wow, there are so many things to be done at the blue buoy! To change the direction, to adjust the main sail angle, to extend spinnaker, to adjust the spinnaker angle, and to pull up the centerboard! If you do all these through command, the yacht will lose speed meantime.
Here comes the Button HUD.
Button HUD is like a programmable function key of PC. It is possible to preset necessary commands on these buttons. There are several commands were set already. You can use them as they are.
Touch ‘sheet 20’ and watch the sheet angle increased by 20. Touch other buttons and see the effects.
In order to set a new command, chat window is used.
At first, memorize the number of button. The bottom left is 1, next right is 2, accordingly 3,4, and the top ones are 9 on the left and 10 on the right.
It is recommended to leave ‘spinnaker’ and ‘centerboard’ as they are so far.
To set a new command, type in ‘button X command’, ex. button 7 spinnaker 80.
Multiple commands cannot be set on one button.
The command to be set depends on the line that you take. For an example, if you would like to change the main sail angle from 25 to 48 at the red buoy, preset the button 1 as sheet 23. When turning the red buoy, touch the button 1 while changing the yacht direction.
When turning the blue buoy toward tailwind running, while pushing left arrow key to change the direction with left hand, touch the following buttons in sequence by right hand, ‘sheet -32’ , ‘spinnaker’, ‘spin 80’, and ‘centerboard’
How to get speed is the same as DG470 that was explained in the previous training.
Please see my old article in my blog
http://temisirbu.slmame.com/e1171038.html
Info HUD and Button HUD are possible to be moved to desirable place by ‘Edit”.
Info HUD background can be changed to transparent by touching it.
Let’s practice the spinnaker first, which is a round sail for tailwind.
Touch the ‘spinnaker’ button at the top of Button HUD. A dark sail will come out in front of the main sail. Touch again the button to erase it.
Spinnaker is effective only with tailwind. When it is not effective, it will turn black.
Note the fourth number in the Info HUD, ‘spin angle’.
Spinnaker also needs angle adjustment as the main sail. Since the spinnaker is moved directly, there is only one angle number.
Watch how the number changes by touching Page UP and Page Down.
The best angle for the spinnaker is wind angle minus 90 degrees.
The angle is set as 0 when it is deployed, so it needs adjustment to about 80 degrees.
The spinnaker turns black if the angle is not correct even in the tail wind.
Let us practice the centerboard that is a flat board protruding from the bottom to make the yacht possible to sail with an angle toward the wind.
It will make resistance, so it is pulled up when running with tailwind.
Touch the ‘centerboard’ at the top of Button HUD and watch the black circle right below the Info HUD. The bar in the circle shows the condition, vertical is down, lateral is up.
In the Trenza Yacht course, the centerboard will be up when running behind the island, but it should be down again before the next turn, otherwise you cannot make turn.
Wow, there are so many things to be done at the blue buoy! To change the direction, to adjust the main sail angle, to extend spinnaker, to adjust the spinnaker angle, and to pull up the centerboard! If you do all these through command, the yacht will lose speed meantime.
Here comes the Button HUD.
Button HUD is like a programmable function key of PC. It is possible to preset necessary commands on these buttons. There are several commands were set already. You can use them as they are.
Touch ‘sheet 20’ and watch the sheet angle increased by 20. Touch other buttons and see the effects.
In order to set a new command, chat window is used.
At first, memorize the number of button. The bottom left is 1, next right is 2, accordingly 3,4, and the top ones are 9 on the left and 10 on the right.
It is recommended to leave ‘spinnaker’ and ‘centerboard’ as they are so far.
To set a new command, type in ‘button X command’, ex. button 7 spinnaker 80.
Multiple commands cannot be set on one button.
The command to be set depends on the line that you take. For an example, if you would like to change the main sail angle from 25 to 48 at the red buoy, preset the button 1 as sheet 23. When turning the red buoy, touch the button 1 while changing the yacht direction.
When turning the blue buoy toward tailwind running, while pushing left arrow key to change the direction with left hand, touch the following buttons in sequence by right hand, ‘sheet -32’ , ‘spinnaker’, ‘spin 80’, and ‘centerboard’
How to get speed is the same as DG470 that was explained in the previous training.
Please see my old article in my blog
http://temisirbu.slmame.com/e1171038.html
2012年06月21日
Angry Beth 3
The facial expressions of Lot seen in this art are so cute! This is Lot flying on a bird toward stars. I wish Lot has been flying happily searching stars.
She would be a charming girl like Marina Devyatova* after growing up, or a housewife like Beth?
*Russian singer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qammfxq76Ec&feature=relmfu
Someone said that if smiling and sleeping faces are cute, any cockish girl can be accepted. There are many pictures of Lot are presented here, but it is too bad that there is no beaming face, may be because of the theme.
Although this art has a serious theme, the details are enjoyable. Recently there are some arts with shapes made as a result, but this art includes many beautiful shapes that were meticulously made with close attention to detail. Since there are many meshes used, Phoenix or Firestone is recommended. I am wearing my own balloons, but since my viewer does not have double-wear, my skirt was taken off.
Let us go together with Lot to a world where there is neither war nor any chance to lose our children! Sorry for using SSs with my arbitrary interpretation. Thank Rose for the wonderful SIM!
She would be a charming girl like Marina Devyatova* after growing up, or a housewife like Beth?
*Russian singer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qammfxq76Ec&feature=relmfu
Someone said that if smiling and sleeping faces are cute, any cockish girl can be accepted. There are many pictures of Lot are presented here, but it is too bad that there is no beaming face, may be because of the theme.
Although this art has a serious theme, the details are enjoyable. Recently there are some arts with shapes made as a result, but this art includes many beautiful shapes that were meticulously made with close attention to detail. Since there are many meshes used, Phoenix or Firestone is recommended. I am wearing my own balloons, but since my viewer does not have double-wear, my skirt was taken off.
Let us go together with Lot to a world where there is neither war nor any chance to lose our children! Sorry for using SSs with my arbitrary interpretation. Thank Rose for the wonderful SIM!
