 Fun Skiing Stunt Simulator
Ski Stunt Simulator - 1st Place (ACM International Programming Competition)For the third year in a row, a UBC programming team has won among top university Computer Science Departments in Canada and the U.S in the Pacific Northwest Region.
This Ski Stunt Simulator is a physics-based animation application that is quite incredible - way to go guys! The skiing game's concept and development is by Michiel van de Panne.
You control your skier - mapped to
the X and Y axis of the mouse. Move the mouse up, and your skier straightens out. Move it down and the skier crouches. Move it left and right and he'll lean forward and backward. In combination these two axes result in a wide range of motion. Holding the mouse in the bottom-right position will result in a classic skier's tuck, for example.
Each limb and component of your ski character has proper inertia. To perform the "ski jump" you simply start with the mouse towards the bottom of the screen and then quickly slide it up. To "flip" you start in the lower-left and do an arc; the upwards motion results in air time and then you move the mouse to the bottom-right to tuck into a rotation. You simply extend the skier's body to slow the rotation and time the landing, approximately as you would in real life. It seems complicated, initially, but after a few minutes to hours of play it becomes easy. The skiing game features an excellent tutorial to teach you the basics. It won't take long to master skiing flips. The game features 14 levels. The skills and tricks required to pass each level vary. One level will require you to perform a backflip on a certain jump, another will require clearing a stack of crates, and another will be to simply make it to the bottom of the hill dead or alive. You'll see that crashing in Ski Stunt Simulator is quite amusing. Even if you can't nail that double backflip you need to pass the level, probably chuckling at the amusing ski wipeouts.
 
(Ski Stunt Simulator Game Screenshots)
An addicted skier can meet the content cap in a day or two. The game has some tunable settings to extend its life. You can change the simulation speed, modify the strength of your ski bindings, or change to a Santa character (who handles much differently from the default skier). When you pass all of the levels and end up looking for something to do try playing through with the loosest ski bindings. You have to be very accurate with the angles of your ski landings! The skiing game's file data is mostly plain-text. The terrain data is a series of points and the game's level logic is coded with TCL. It is possible to extend the game if you're willing to create your own tools. The standalone skiing game or simulator was originally sold through a company called Motion Playground. The company has since dissolved, however, Michiel has the game available for free on his website. For Ski Stunt Simulator enter the following to unlock if needed: User: freekey
Key: 5D5B-9D2A-50CA-ED67-FDEE-7827-B7F9-690F
If you haven't tried Ski Stunt Simulator yet, you owe it to yourself to give the game a few hours of your time. The ski controls are tricky at first, but eventually you'll get it, becoming a graceful skier carving the slopes. It is great skiing fun to use! Download Ski Stunt Simulator game here (6.20 MB).
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