May 10, 2011 at 16:03Cars controlled via the Internet. Episode one
Do you like radio-controlled cars as much as we love them? If so, welcome to Cat.
So, if you like to drive on controlled cars, you can buy yourself some and ride for fun. But skating alone pretty quickly bothers. I want to drive with someone, but it does not always work. Remember the same Doom, for example (or a kwaku, or any other shooter). One is not as interesting as the crowd on the network.
Exactly on the basis of this thought, we did a thing called "Cars controlled via the Internet."
It's simple - open the page
, see the list of tracks. While there are only two tracks, one in Moscow, the second in St. Petersburg. Become in the queue (you need to click the "Join the queue" button, your KO). As soon as your turn comes up, a window will open with the broadcast and the ability to control the machine. Keyboard control - arrows (forward, backward, left, right) and Ctrl - afterburner. Oh yes, in order to be able to get in line, you need to be registered on the site.
Now implemented the basic functionality - queue, control of cars, broadcast video and sound. In the process of development - translation "in 3D" (remember this topic?) - The usual anaglyph stereo image, but controlling the cars in this form looks pretty cool. Also in the process of completing the interactive on the track. QR codes are glued onto cars, there is a special camera on the track (by the way, this camera is just visible on the photo, on the bracket in the form of the letter G. We’ll fasten the controlled camera here ... In general, there are a lot of plans. And most importantly, all plans have already been partially started to be implemented, the most important gag “how to do it” has been completed. It remains to bring to mind.
Now they decided to hang this topic on Habra, listen to what people will say about such a toy. It seems to me that it’s an order of magnitude more interesting than any mailrush billiards, etc. d. For here are real objects, manage the cat They are, nevertheless, more interesting than painted ones.
Another important aspect - the implemented control with surveillance through the camera is suitable not only for our favorite small Q-steer cars, but also for any other toys. The radio-controlled car of a fairly decent size, with an analog camera screwed to it with radio transmission, also already drives on the floor of the house. But there are still small problems, so we don’t show it yet.
So, the Main Link is http://www.mikrogonki.ru/content/nashi-trassy . It says about the necessary requirements for the normal functioning of the tracks. If you want to try it alive and go for a ride - well!
By default, video broadcasting (via smotri.com) from the second camera is shown. When taxiing, another camera is used, a separate broadcast. The delay is minimal.
One “but” - there are many people on Habré, and at the moment there are only 7 cars. 4 in St. Petersburg and 3 in Moscow. Riding time is limited to five minutes, so more people have time to ride. There is an opportunity to increase the limit (who has more bonuses, the higher in the line and rides longer) - read the manual here .
Management of cars did me and Eugene Realizator .
PS I don’t publish technical details yet - this is the first topic, a review. Well, we just wanted to check under heavy load. May Habrasil be with us and may the servag not show the 503rd error ...
PPS We are really looking forward to feedback and reports on glitches that have been noticed. Because glitches sometimes pop up, everything is not ideally licked yet.
UPD> I remembered that it reminded me. Carmageddon in real life :-D
UPD> Habraeffect in action - the server failed :-)
UPD> An important nuance - a lot of people in the queue freeze due to the fact that the player cannot connect to the caster or Stratus. You can check the connection here, for example - http://cc.rtmfp.net/ . This is not a completely correct check, but so far at least.
UPD> For those who did not manage to see live - a video from the last test
About past skating:
Many thanks to all the testers. We apologize to everyone who had to be kicked out of the queue. Because of non-connected peers, the entire line was slowed down, so I had to wag. To be honest, I'm shocked that so many people have come. The line was constantly 110-160 people. Most waited for hours (the record was like three and a half hours). And what’s most interesting - waiting for their turn to steer. Respect for patience. Of course, the server of nerves that fell in the first hours of riding spoiled a little, but, thank God, the hosters were corrected and the server did not fall anymore. Many had problems with passing UDP, either the firewall on the computer is blocking, or a router, or a provider. Here we, unfortunately, are powerless. It was a shame when several people who sent SMS for bonus skating could not ride in the future because the connection did not work.
In general, they caught a bunch of bugs, there is something to work on. We will fix it, and then run it again, in an improved form. I hope ...
UPD> I completely forgot to say: you can control the cars from the joystick / gamepad. Quite convenient, you can fall apart in a chair and steer :-) To do this, use the program to map the gamepad buttons to the keyboard keys. For example, I use JoyToKey for this . To enhance the effect, you can use the steering wheel with pedals. From the side it looks most destructive.
UPD> Video from the second day of skiing
UPD> Micro Racing now has a Twitter account . If someone suddenly wants to follow the updates and the opening of the next pokatushek, which are not yet regular.
, see the list of tracks. While there are only two tracks, one in Moscow, the second in St. Petersburg. Become in the queue (you need to click the "Join the queue" button, your KO). As soon as your turn comes up, a window will open with the broadcast and the ability to control the machine. Keyboard control - arrows (forward, backward, left, right) and Ctrl - afterburner. Oh yes, in order to be able to get in line, you need to be registered on the site.
Now implemented the basic functionality - queue, control of cars, broadcast video and sound. In the process of development - translation "in 3D" (remember this topic?) - The usual anaglyph stereo image, but controlling the cars in this form looks pretty cool. Also in the process of completing the interactive on the track. QR codes are glued onto cars, there is a special camera on the track (by the way, this camera is just visible on the photo, on the bracket in the form of the letter G. We’ll fasten the controlled camera here ... In general, there are a lot of plans. And most importantly, all plans have already been partially started to be implemented, the most important gag “how to do it” has been completed. It remains to bring to mind.
Now they decided to hang this topic on Habra, listen to what people will say about such a toy. It seems to me that it’s an order of magnitude more interesting than any mailrush billiards, etc. d. For here are real objects, manage the cat They are, nevertheless, more interesting than painted ones.
Another important aspect - the implemented control with surveillance through the camera is suitable not only for our favorite small Q-steer cars, but also for any other toys. The radio-controlled car of a fairly decent size, with an analog camera screwed to it with radio transmission, also already drives on the floor of the house. But there are still small problems, so we don’t show it yet.
So, the Main Link is http://www.mikrogonki.ru/content/nashi-trassy . It says about the necessary requirements for the normal functioning of the tracks. If you want to try it alive and go for a ride - well!
By default, video broadcasting (via smotri.com) from the second camera is shown. When taxiing, another camera is used, a separate broadcast. The delay is minimal.
One “but” - there are many people on Habré, and at the moment there are only 7 cars. 4 in St. Petersburg and 3 in Moscow. Riding time is limited to five minutes, so more people have time to ride. There is an opportunity to increase the limit (who has more bonuses, the higher in the line and rides longer) - read the manual here .
Management of cars did me and Eugene Realizator .
PS I don’t publish technical details yet - this is the first topic, a review. Well, we just wanted to check under heavy load. May Habrasil be with us and may the servag not show the 503rd error ...
PPS We are really looking forward to feedback and reports on glitches that have been noticed. Because glitches sometimes pop up, everything is not ideally licked yet.
UPD> I remembered that it reminded me. Carmageddon in real life :-D
UPD> Habraeffect in action - the server failed :-)
UPD> An important nuance - a lot of people in the queue freeze due to the fact that the player cannot connect to the caster or Stratus. You can check the connection here, for example - http://cc.rtmfp.net/ . This is not a completely correct check, but so far at least.
UPD> For those who did not manage to see live - a video from the last test
About past skating:
Many thanks to all the testers. We apologize to everyone who had to be kicked out of the queue. Because of non-connected peers, the entire line was slowed down, so I had to wag. To be honest, I'm shocked that so many people have come. The line was constantly 110-160 people. Most waited for hours (the record was like three and a half hours). And what’s most interesting - waiting for their turn to steer. Respect for patience. Of course, the server of nerves that fell in the first hours of riding spoiled a little, but, thank God, the hosters were corrected and the server did not fall anymore. Many had problems with passing UDP, either the firewall on the computer is blocking, or a router, or a provider. Here we, unfortunately, are powerless. It was a shame when several people who sent SMS for bonus skating could not ride in the future because the connection did not work.
In general, they caught a bunch of bugs, there is something to work on. We will fix it, and then run it again, in an improved form. I hope ...
UPD> I completely forgot to say: you can control the cars from the joystick / gamepad. Quite convenient, you can fall apart in a chair and steer :-) To do this, use the program to map the gamepad buttons to the keyboard keys. For example, I use JoyToKey for this . To enhance the effect, you can use the steering wheel with pedals. From the side it looks most destructive.
UPD> Video from the second day of skiing
UPD> Micro Racing now has a Twitter account . If someone suddenly wants to follow the updates and the opening of the next pokatushek, which are not yet regular.