Mr. Whybrow Builds AT-AT Walker That Walks With Physics

On a place called Bug Island, a man named Ignatavicius Whybrow sports a giant afro while making something amazing: an AT-AT walker that actually walks with fully articulated limbs that put one foot in front of the other. Behold:

I had a look at Mr. Whybrow's creature first hand, and can confirm it truly walks (indeed, it often teeters and strains at the effort.) Unless I missed the memo, this is something that has until now not been built in Second Life. Moving objects with legs we have aplenty, but far as I know, none but this that truly uses those legs to move.

How does Ignatavicius Whybrow script his AT-AT to move? He refused several times to be interviewed, but finally deigned to explain how it happens:

The walker uses a llTargetOmega to turn the legs, llRotTarget to stop the legs at certain angles, and llListen to hear me and the other parts. The legs tell each other when to start and stop after Whybrow tells each one to go.

See for yourself Mr. Whybrow's walker, and if you see him on Bug Island, stop to chat. While declining to be quoted, he does seem a friendly sort. SLurl teleport at this link.

Hat tip: Second Life Update.

Comments

[qarl]

now THAT is pretty freakin cool.

kudos.