Merry christmas!

I wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year!

Simulation and animation of excavator and crane

Interesting simulations of construction machines using VRML models:



»»» Link: Project Information – Research Lab – NIST

VRML (Virtual Reality Modelling Language, pronounced vermal or by its initials, originally — before 1995 — known as the Virtual Reality Markup Language) is a standard file format for representing 3-dimensional (3D) interactive vector graphics, designed particularly with the World Wide Web in mind. It has been superseded by X3D (Source: Wikipedia).

But first you need to install a corresponding plug-in / player, e.g. here:

»»» www.octaga.com

Digger driver certificate - what's that?

Construction site - come on in!

In this park, you can obtain a digger driver certificate.



»»» Here are a couple of pictures.

Found in the games archive

Digger is a Canadian computer game released by Windmill Software in 1983, popular in the era of the IBM PC with a CGA graphics card and monitor. It generally requires a genuine CGA card and runs too fast on computers faster than the original IBM PC 4.77 MHz.

»»» Sourde: Wikipedia



Here, you can try it yourself (newest Java version required):

»»» www.futrega.org/digger

Driving an excavator needs to be learned!

A real expert:

the excavator almost falls off the loading truck:

take a look!


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Who is Bob?

Here a blog for all those who can't get enough of technology in motion.

My heart beats for new technologies; mobile controllers and new drive concepts make my eyes water...

Curiosity and interest in everything that moves automatically, that can be driven or flown, drive me on.

Promised: No banging on but infos, entertaining and thrilling stories or even a look back into history of mobile technology.

Let's start with the excavator...