Interactive Battle Map - Day 1, Rode's Attack

[e.hellstedt]

Seems animated maps are fashionable!

Hat tip to dataMeister and johncla.

The Gettysburg Campaign, 1863 is in process at Virtual History Project, but you can already get a feel for the direction it is headed. I recently opened up 3D structures (click the 'Places' button in the upper right corner and navigate to the Cordori Farm). Other features are being developed, such as maps, animations, and custom deployments (see the 8th New York deploy on June 30).

Currently, active brigades have been outlined south of the Chambersburg Pike, and I hope to have all active brigades from July 1 outlined by the anniversary. Fingers crossed.

I would love feedback or help if you are so inclined- simply login to the database and you can add/correct/remove as you see fit.

Best, erik

 

[datameister]

Seems animated maps are fashionable!

Hat tip to dataMeister and johncla.

The Gettysburg Campaign, 1863 is in process at Virtual History Project, but you can already get a feel for the direction it is headed. I recently opened up 3D structures (click the 'Places' button in the upper right corner and navigate to the Cordori Farm). Other features are being developed, such as maps, animations, and custom deployments (see the 8th New York deploy on June 30).

Currently, active brigades have been outlined south of the Chambersburg Pike, and I hope to have all active brigades from July 1 outlined by the anniversary. Fingers crossed.

I would love feedback or help if you are so inclined- simply login to the database and you can add/correct/remove as you see fit.

Best, erik

Erik, this is fascinating work. I have to admit, I spent more time looking at Normandy than I did Gettysburg, but will be exploring this further. Interesting software. Is there a way to set the rate that time advances? Have you considered the Battle of the Bulge? If you want to create enemies for some strange reason, try The Little Bighorn.

 

[datameister]

Erik, this is fascinating work. I have to admit, I spent more time looking at Normandy than I did Gettysburg, but will be exploring this further. Interesting software. Is there a way to set the rate that time advances? Have you considered the Battle of the Bulge? If you want to create enemies for some strange reason, try The Little Bighorn.

Answered my own question about setting the rate time elapses.

 

[e.hellstedt]

Erik, this is fascinating work. I have to admit, I spent more time looking at Normandy than I did Gettysburg, but will be exploring this further. Interesting software. Is there a way to set the rate that time advances? Have you considered the Battle of the Bulge? If you want to create enemies for some strange reason, try The Little Bighorn.

DataMeister,

Ha! I have not considered Little Big Horn, but the Bulge is on my mind. I am happy to set up projects for anyone interested, but for me i have already begun too much!

As for Normandy, you may notice the Canadian and British (and French 2nd armour division) units are more developed because i have better access to those war diaries. Detailed American reports and diaries don't tend to be as readily available. I love finding anecdotes in these war diaries. my goal is for visitors to understand better the feelings and experiences of these soldiers as is possible.

To answer your technical question, yes one may control the rate of advance ... in the lower left corner is the time widget. I believe the default tine is 4000x normal. One can move the arrow on the dial forward and backward to adjust this rate from warp speed (100000x) to snail speed (0.1x or less). Speed is always in relation to real time, so 4000x means the animation plays 4000 seconds in 1 of our seconds. On my list this week is a Tutorial to cover these questions as well as a slider to adjust the 3D vertical exagerration of the earth's surface.

Tell me why you think Little Big Horn is so controversial.... curious. Erik

 

[datameister]

DataMeister,

Ha! I have not considered Little Big Horn, but the Bulge is on my mind. I am happy to set up projects for anyone interested, but for me i have already begun too much!

As for Normandy, you may notice the Canadian and British (and French 2nd armour division) units are more developed because i have better access to those war diaries. Detailed American reports and diaries don't tend to be as readily available. I love finding anecdotes in these war diaries. my goal is for visitors to understand better the feelings and experiences of these soldiers as is possible.

To answer your technical question, yes one may control the rate of advance ... in the lower left corner is the time widget. I believe the default tine is 4000x normal. One can move the arrow on the dial forward and backward to adjust this rate from warp speed (100000x) to snail speed (0.1x or less). Speed is always in relation to real time, so 4000x means the animation plays 4000 seconds in 1 of our seconds. On my list this week is a Tutorial to cover these questions as well as a slider to adjust the 3D vertical exagerration of the earth's surface.

Tell me why you think Little Big Horn is so controversial.... curious. Erik

I once monitored a LBH chat site. If you have 100 LBH geeks, you will get 99 different interpretations because so much of what happened is speculation, or an over reliance on the Reno Court of Inquiry. Plus, you have the never-ending counter factual "what-ifs", even more so than Gettysburg. A simulation, I have often thought might test many of the theories.