Hello World - in Semaphore from Ordinal Malaprop on Vimeo.
Well, that is really just a title to grab Attention, but I have been this evening working on a script which translates Letters and Numbers into the waving of Semaphore Flags (in the above case, in the Oscar pattern). The message sent there should be fairly easily deciphered. I think that it is all correct, but to be quite frank, I cannot myself easily decipher Semaphore, thus I may have missed a detail.
The script, however, will interpret anything said on channel 9 into a series of such gestures, and one is advised to have Flags or Beacons or some such in hand so that onlookers may more easily receive the signal. Given sufficient time, I shall post the script here for general consumption. (I shall also provide a set of flags and the scripted attachment for sale at a very small cost, in order to recoup my uploading expenses for the Animations and such.)
Addition: Please see my following post for details of how to obtain the thing.
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September 16, 2007 at 11:17 pm
otakup0pe
Hehe. I’m going to have fun with this and bots.
September 17, 2007 at 12:19 am
Osprey Therian
I am looking forward to using this fine communication system. As always, your products are useful for ordinary men and women while being on the very leading edge of progress. Thank you.
September 17, 2007 at 12:39 am
Crap Mariner
Pure genius!
So, when can we expect Morse Code bling messages?
September 17, 2007 at 7:06 am
Patchouli Woollahra
I’m not holding my breath for that, Crap. There’s enough latency that getting a message in morse properly would take a looong time.
But semaphores are insanely good at the right distance for message transmission.
Seriously, I want this semaphore set for the pure WTF feel.
September 17, 2007 at 9:12 am
HeadBurro Antfarm
Perfect! I can sit non-phys and swear at griefers in total safety. Ohhhh, I’m drooloing a little :)
September 17, 2007 at 10:52 am
Vint Falken
LMAO. A pity crap said the ‘pure genius’ comment before me and I don’t want to agree with him. =d Can you make it that way I can sign with my ears? ;)
September 17, 2007 at 2:29 pm
Ravishal Bentham
OMG, this is just hilarious. I HAVE to have it. Wasn’t there a Monty Python Sketch that incorporated semaphore flags? Sometihn about the world’s deadliest joke?
September 17, 2007 at 5:55 pm
Tom Reynolds
Simply superb, there is something almost poetic about the animations.
September 17, 2007 at 6:50 pm
Tenshi Vielle
Well howdy, Ordinal! Nice video :)
September 18, 2007 at 2:55 am
Eileen McCallister
I had to laugh so loud, I woke up me neighbour.
Will start to learn Semaphore as soon as I smell me coffee.
Ravishal, if you need a Catherine for the SL version of
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0vgZ2UNS54
I have some time left :-)
September 18, 2007 at 10:18 am
DD Ra
Very good idea !
Would be nice too to have achannel 9 listener to give to friends with the “commercial version” ;)
September 18, 2007 at 4:10 pm
Zoe Connolly
Oh very good!
I much prefer Semaphore in RL as well… although somewhat difficult to perform inside a moving vehicle.
September 20, 2007 at 5:42 pm
Icterus Dagger
Ordinal, this is beautiful! Thank you! I love it!
-iD
September 21, 2007 at 7:09 am
Veyorn Supercharge
Now that is very, very cool….