Hang-10 Surf HUD

submitted by Syx Toshi

Hang-10 Surf HUD
A cooperative effort by Locksley Blitzstein (HUD designer and programer) and Rayzer Haggwood(animator).

Just a note before we proceed, maybe you're like me and have heard all of the initials that are used in Second Life. Well, I’m going to use a few and for those that don’t know what they mean, heres a quick definition:

HUD: This stands for Heads Up Display. HUD displays normally are a graphic interface or Icons that indicates that the HUD is attached to your Avatar and provide you control over animations included animation overrides (AO’s).

AO: Animation Override. If you've been in SL for more then an hour you probably have used these while dancing. An AO does exactly what it says it will - override the normal SL animation. Just about everyone uses these to change their avatar’s normal everyday walk, stand and sit. In the surfing world, these are utilized to provide different animations while your surfing.

For everyone out that that enjoys surfing and is looking to enhance their experience, the Hang-10 Surf HUD may be for you. The creators wanted to replace the static default animations with one that would look more realistic and bring more of a real life feel to the experience.  The Hang-10 HUD has a nice little rectangle graphic with 7 interactive buttons that allow you to override the normal animation of your surfboard to perform selected moves and tricks.

Now the Hang-10 HUD is not new by any means.  I’ve had mine for about a year, but I run into new surfers everyday that are looking to purchase the HUD. For beginners, it will get you up and surfing like a pro with less belly time. Experienced surfers will love it for all the great photo opportunities it gives you, and who doesn’t want a life size picture of themselves doing a flying eagle hanging on the wall of their 6x6 hut (smiles).

There are 5 moves and 7 buttons that come with the Hang-10:

Curl: The Curl is a cool move that gives you sort of that realistic wobbly feel while reaching down and touching your board.

Glide: A nice replacement for the standard surfing stance. This to gives you that “keeping your balance” look.

Note: These first two animations can be triggered to replace the default animations that come with your boards.

Flying Eagle: This is a cool move.   It allows you to jump off your board, do a spread eagle move, and then come back to your board. This is a seamless animation that gives you a nice trick.

Hang-10: For a RL Longboarder like myself, I love this move. The animation allows you to walk to the end of your board, hang 10, and return to your original position. This again is a great seamless transition.

Back Flip: This triggers the default back flip standard with your board.

Stop Animation: Pretty self explanatory. If you don’t click on this button, you will not return to the belly position.

?: The question mark button will give you a notecard that explains the product and features.

I have used the HUD with SSI, Action and HP4 and it works fine with these boards. I usually recommend "Try it before you buy it", but this won't work with the Hang-10 Surf HUD.  There are no Demo versions available. My suggestion is to ask around before you buy. I recommend this for anyone who really loves to surf and has L$600 to spend on surf gear.

Remember you can find the HUD at Surf Shop 6, but most stores that sell boards will have the Hang-10.

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