STIP - Simulation Track Interface Protocol

I was looking at video of SBK2000. To me, that's what a track looks like when your racing on it. I want all my sims to look like that. Or... I want to be able to race all my sims on those tracks. I sure wish the game companies would get together and standardize tracks. It would be the most obvious. Physics engine revolves around cars, tracks plug in to any engine. It could be like the MIDI protocol for digital musical instruments. You can't put the "STIP" label on the box unless it runs with a minimum command set. Like 3Dfx. A game could have it's own special commands that are specific to the game, but the motorcycle in the next game over still knows where the wheels meet the ground. Weird floating sensations like RC2000 and other anomalies would become nearly extinct because Dave and Geoff would never put their signatures on a proposal that allowed such sloppy physics. So the protocol and therefore connection to the ground, would have high standards and thus more games would have the same. New games could have backward compatibility with the standard. If I could drive GP2 on GPL, SBK2K, GP500, CPR, Viper, etc. tracks, then I'd buy every single one of those titles. Then I'd buy more cause I'd be thinking, "Wow, this grand prix bike sure would go good up those roads in NFSPU". Ya know? -- Mark Jeangerard www.soundchaserweb.com New Mexico, USA

Whant another mpg? OLIVER NIKOLIC, Email: [email hidden] BEOROCKET Racing: www.beorocket.co.yu "Mark Jeangerard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8e7dgn$a64$[email hidden]... I was looking at video of SBK2000. To me, that's what a track looks like when your racing on it. I want all my sims to look like that. Or... I want to be able to race all my sims on those tracks. I sure wish the game companies would get together and standardize tracks. It would be the most obvious. Physics engine revolves around cars, tracks plug in to any engine. It could be like the MIDI protocol for digital musical instruments. You can't put the "STIP" label on the box unless it runs with a minimum command set. Like 3Dfx. A game could have it's own special commands that are specific to the game, but the motorcycle in the next game over still knows where the wheels meet the ground. Weird floating sensations like RC2000 and other anomalies would become nearly extinct because Dave and Geoff would never put their signatures on a proposal that allowed such sloppy physics. So the protocol and therefore connection to the ground, would have high standards and thus more games would have the same. New games could have backward compatibility with the standard. If I could drive GP2 on GPL, SBK2K, GP500, CPR, Viper, etc. tracks, then I'd buy every single one of those titles. Then I'd buy more cause I'd be thinking, "Wow, this grand prix bike sure would go good up those roads in NFSPU". Ya know? -- Mark Jeangerard www.soundchaserweb.com New Mexico, USA

The tracks and promoters would lose money because tracks are licensed by the game. This would also cause Bernie Ecclestone to go into cardiac arrest and drop dead within minutes. Whether this is a good or bad thing is left to the imagination of the reader. -Andrew ---------------------------------------- "Mark Jeangerard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8e7dgn$a64$[email hidden]... I was looking at video of SBK2000. To me, that's what a track looks like when your racing on it. I want all my sims to look like that. Or... I want to be able to race all my sims on those tracks. I sure wish the game companies would get together and standardize tracks. It would be the most obvious. Physics engine revolves around cars, tracks plug in to any engine. It could be like the MIDI protocol for digital musical instruments. You can't put the "STIP" label on the box unless it runs with a minimum command set. Like 3Dfx. A game could have it's own special commands that are specific to the game, but the motorcycle in the next game over still knows where the wheels meet the ground. Weird floating sensations like RC2000 and other anomalies would become nearly extinct because Dave and Geoff would never put their signatures on a proposal that allowed such sloppy physics. So the protocol and therefore connection to the ground, would have high standards and thus more games would have the same. New games could have backward compatibility with the standard. If I could drive GP2 on GPL, SBK2K, GP500, CPR, Viper, etc. tracks, then I'd buy every single one of those titles. Then I'd buy more cause I'd be thinking, "Wow, this grand prix bike sure would go good up those roads in NFSPU". Ya know? -- Mark Jeangerard www.soundchaserweb.com New Mexico, USA

Brilliant idea, although I don�t think it has, to use some nice US slang, a snowball�s chance in hell of ever being implemented. Wouldn�t it be great though! Soren Sarstrup Birmingham UK Mark Jeangerard <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8e7dgn$a64$[email hidden]... I was looking at video of SBK2000. To me, that's what a track looks like when your racing on it. I want all my sims to look like that. Or... I want to be able to race all my sims on those tracks. I sure wish the game companies would get together and standardize tracks. It would be the most obvious. Physics engine revolves around cars, tracks plug in to any engine. It could be like the MIDI protocol for digital musical instruments. You can't put the "STIP" label on the box unless it runs with a minimum command set. Like 3Dfx. A game could have it's own special commands that are specific to the game, but the motorcycle in the next game over still knows where the wheels meet the ground. Weird floating sensations like RC2000 and other anomalies would become nearly extinct because Dave and Geoff would never put their signatures on a proposal that allowed such sloppy physics. So the protocol and therefore connection to the ground, would have high standards and thus more games would have the same. New games could have backward compatibility with the standard. If I could drive GP2 on GPL, SBK2K, GP500, CPR, Viper, etc. tracks, then I'd buy every single one of those titles. Then I'd buy more cause I'd be thinking, "Wow, this grand prix bike sure would go good up those roads in NFSPU". Ya know? -- Mark Jeangerard www.soundchaserweb.com New Mexico, USA

Yah sure... don't post it here though, put it in alt.binaries.simulators.autos Jan./ and make it one where you fall off. ;-) =--- Slick <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8e7ouh$nmp$[email hidden]... > Whant another mpg? > > OLIVER NIKOLIC, Email: [email hidden] > BEOROCKET Racing: www.beorocket.co.yu > > "Mark Jeangerard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message<snip>

I was looking at video of SBK2000. To me, that's what a track looks like when your racing on it. I want all my sims to look like that. Or... I want to be able to race all my sims on those tracks. Ok I'll admit it straight out ... I'm not running on normal street gas... but the thought occurs to me..(I live in the UK.) how many oval tracks must there be in the U.S.A ? Loads, is what I innocently imagine... how many of them have web sites... I dont know... quite a few I hope :-) if some enterprising bunch of track designers set out to code these track for all their local N3 fans... and made the thing available on the track's web site for you to pick up... would that increase track attendance..sponsors profile..in short.. would it pay...? I have a feeling this would speed up a solution to the standards issue. jv..

Sure you want me to die also? -- Oli BeoRocket Racing http://www.beorocket.co.yu/ > Yah sure... don't post it here though, put it in > alt.binaries.simulators.autos > Jan./ and make it one where you fall off. ;-) > =--- > > Whant another mpg? > > BEOROCKET Racing: www.beorocket.co.yu > <snip>

> This would also cause Bernie Ecclestone to go into cardiac arrest and > drop dead within minutes. Whether this is a good or bad thing is left to > the imagination of the reader. REQUEST: Would someone *please* make such an interface/program ASAP. Will pay lotsa money! Pretty please....? :-) -- All the best, Ed Solheim The GPLEA

how much ??? Shane > > This would also cause Bernie Ecclestone to go into cardiac arrest and > > drop dead within minutes. Whether this is a good or bad thing is left to

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> > the imagination of the reader. > REQUEST: > Would someone *please* make such an interface/program ASAP. > Will pay lotsa money! > Pretty please....? > :-) > -- > All the best, > Ed Solheim > The GPLEA

<s***> talk about an in-joke. ;-) Jan. =--- <snip>

Do you have it on film tho' ? <vwg> Jan. =---

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> And I almost did today! > -- > Oli > BeoRocket Racing > http://www.beorocket.co.yu/ > > "You" can't die.... but some virtual rider maming would be nice. > > Jan. > > =---

"You" can't die.... but some virtual rider maming would be nice. Jan. =--- Slick <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8e818r$9cr$[email hidden]...

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> > Sure you want me to die also? > > -- > Oli > BeoRocket Racing > http://www.beorocket.co.yu/ > > > <snip>

Could you post it here Oli? It's been a while since I've seen Tom, wonder what he's up to. -- Mark Jeangerard www.soundchaserweb.com New Mexico, USA Slick <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8e7ouh$nmp$[email hidden]... > Whant another mpg? > > OLIVER NIKOLIC, Email: [email hidden] > BEOROCKET Racing: www.beorocket.co.yu

And I almost did today! -- Oli BeoRocket Racing http://www.beorocket.co.yu/ "Jan Verschueren" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8QWN4.24003$[email hidden]... > "You" can't die.... but some virtual rider maming would be nice. > > Jan. > =---

<snigger> talk about an in-joke. ;-) Jan. =--- Mark Jeangerard <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8ea4qf$g96$[email hidden]...

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> Could you post it here Oli? It's been a while since I've seen Tom, wonder > what he's up to. > > > -- > Mark Jeangerard > www.soundchaserweb.com > New Mexico, USA

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Do you have it on film tho' ? <vwg> Jan. =--- Slick <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8eaffh$bd0$[email hidden]...

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> And I almost did today! > > -- > Oli > BeoRocket Racing > http://www.beorocket.co.yu/ > > > "Jan Verschueren" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:8QWN4.24003$[email hidden]... > > "You" can't die.... but some virtual rider maming would be nice. > > > > Jan. > > =--- > > >

yep, yep and who are they? Jan. =---

You have BBC CNN DW? -- Oli BeoRocket Racing http://www.beorocket.co.yu/ "Jan Verschueren" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:qH3O4.30118$[email hidden]... > Do you have it on film tho' ? <vwg> > > Jan. >

yep, yep and who are they? Jan. =--- Slick <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8ecor1$dfs$[email hidden]... > You have BBC CNN DW? > > -- > Oli > BeoRocket Racing > http://www.beorocket.co.yu/

Just a bunch trying to kill them selves... -- Oli BeoRocket Racing http://www.beorocket.co.yu/ "Jan Verschueren" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:_1pO4.47990$[email hidden]... > yep, yep and who are they? > > Jan.