- Users are free to
wander around the
jetty,
select 'keel view' to take a look at the swing keel under the water,
- climb
on board and explore the
deck, including a
mast view.
Users are also able to gain entry into the
cockpit area
where they can wander around and see the main navigation centre and
limited accommodation.
- Phase II of the
software was launched at the TJV
(Transat Jacques Vabre)
at Le Harve, France
(Nov 2007).
- This version of the
software is an interactive game and challenges users to perform
certain tasks whilst on
- board. The tasks
include; turning off alarms, winching in sails and steering the yacht back
on course.
The system has been used since at events in both France at the
Vendee Globe
(Nov 2008) & the UK at
the
-
Aviva Launch Day
(swap from Norwich
Union to Aviva June '09) - click
on the highlighted text to see more info.
-
- In order to be able
to perform the virtual tasks the user wears
VR gloves, the gloves enable
the user to control
- their
virtual hands in the VR world. The user performs simple gestures in
order to interact with the virtual
- controls on board.
For example, pointing with the left hand moves the user forwards in the
direction they are
- facing, pointing
with their right hand interacts with the on board controls and switches.
Performing the 'grab'
- gesture with both hands allows the
user to grab hold of items such as the winch handles or the yacht's wheel.
-
- Each interactive
task is time based, and users are continuously evaluated and scores are
awarded when
- each task has been
completed. If the user takes too long the timer runs out and user scores
nothing for that
- task! When all the
tasks are complete the users score is entered into the high-score table.
-
- See a movie clip of
the VR software
on the Official Aviva Ocean Racing website by clicking here:
AVIVA VR
.