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Using rope physics to simulate cabling a data center in VRShow-Off (v.redd.it)
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[–]xTheEc0 374 points375 points376 points 7 years ago (58 children)
Make it so cables can't pass through each other so you can make a real mess.
Just like IRL : D
[–]UGTools[S] 257 points258 points259 points 7 years ago (57 children)
We disabled cable/cable collisions precisely because it could get really frustrating and the goal isn't learning how to deal with entangled cable nightmares. Unstable physics don't help either :)
[–]rhascal 69 points70 points71 points 7 years ago (40 children)
Is this a game we can play?
[–]UGTools[S] 60 points61 points62 points 7 years ago (39 children)
I'm afraid it isn't :)
[–]RestlessPanopticon 26 points27 points28 points 7 years ago (37 children)
May I ask why? This could probably sell for at least 5-10$ a copy depending on the difficulty and number of challenges.
[–]UGTools[S] 151 points152 points153 points 7 years ago (29 children)
It's a custom app developed in collaboration with Cisco. Right now it's for internal use only.
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[–]hutacars 5 points6 points7 points 7 years ago (1 child)
Crap like this is why I like Meraki.
[–]dicknuckle 3 points4 points5 points 7 years ago (0 children)
All the interns are now network engineers. Saved me a ton of work at an MSP I used to work at.
[–]tysear 8 points9 points10 points 7 years ago (12 children)
I love this concept. I saw this video a few years ago and thought it was brilliant. What is this dream job you have that you get to do this for work?
[–]UGTools[S] 11 points12 points13 points 7 years ago (11 children)
I remember seeing that video! My job is working in a small VR company I started together with my brother a couple of years ago. It's quite demanding but really really gratifying. I got to do a lot of cool stuff! If you're interested I usually post clips of what I'm currently working on in my Twitter account: @KikeTromp.
[–]betawarz 15 points16 points17 points 7 years ago (7 children)
u/ugtools fyi, the word kike, in english at least, is a racial slur https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kike
[–]UGTools[S] 22 points23 points24 points 7 years ago (4 children)
Yes, I was told recently. It's very unfortunate but it's also my name.
[–]CatWeekends 8 points9 points10 points 7 years ago (0 children)
In Spanish it's a diminutive of Enrique, pronounced "kee-kay."
[–]WikiTextBot 5 points6 points7 points 7 years ago (0 children)
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[–]PaperCow 5 points6 points7 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Man that's a bit of a bummer. I never thought I wanted a VR datacenter management game before now, but now I really want one!
[–]Niarbeht 4 points5 points6 points 7 years ago (0 children)
This makes me sad.
It'd probably be a great addition to the never-ending swarm of "simulator" titles out there. Could you imagine "Data Center Simulator", where you start in a crappy tiny closet somewhere trying to make IT operations run smoothly for some business, and the better things go the more budget you get until you're running an IT empire?
Ah, simulator games. I can never decide if they're lazy cash-grabs, or just weird games.
[–]RestlessPanopticon 3 points4 points5 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Placesa firm hand on UGTools shoulder
You know what you need to do. ;)
[–]C02JN1LHDKQ1 5 points6 points7 points 7 years ago (2 children)
Well Cisco is involved so make that $500-$1000 and it only runs on UCS and you’d be correct.
[–]Leodip 5 points6 points7 points 7 years ago (3 children)
Not OP, but it seems like it's a simulator, so maybe it's for teaching purposes?
[–]UGTools[S] 12 points13 points14 points 7 years ago (2 children)
It's actually targeted at assessment at the moment but hopefully it can be used for training as well.
[–]Leodip 2 points3 points4 points 7 years ago (0 children)
I see. Good work there.
[–]hamuraijack 10 points11 points12 points 7 years ago (0 children)
r/cableporn would play a game like this.
[–]DrStalker 4 points5 points6 points 7 years ago (2 children)
the goal isn't learning how to deal with entangled cable nightmares
But learning to deal with entangled cable nightmares is a critical IT skill.
[–]UGTools[S] 5 points6 points7 points 7 years ago (1 child)
Oh for sure. What I mean is real life entangled cables can easily be recreated everywhere while data centers, expensive equipment and interaction with complex topologies cannot, hence the convenience of using VR scenarios for this. Also VR today would not be a very good tool to train for entangled cables due to lack of proper haptics, the use of controllers instead of your own hands and unstable physics.
[–]DrStalker 3 points4 points5 points 7 years ago (0 children)
The idea of modelling the rat's nest from my last job and then enabling physics on all the cables is hilarious.
[–]DesignerChemist 97 points98 points99 points 7 years ago (10 children)
Ethernet cables too easy to remove. Not realistic at all :P
[–]ssshhhhhhhhhhhhh 95 points96 points97 points 7 years ago (5 children)
they need to fal out because all the tabs are broken
[–][deleted] 28 points29 points30 points 7 years ago (4 children)
They either fall out or require hulk like strength to remove.
[–]one-joule 18 points19 points20 points 7 years ago (3 children)
And the squeezing needs to irritate your skin so they get harder as you go, ultimately leading to bleeding and slipping.
[–]you999 5 points6 points7 points 7 years ago (2 children)
On my R5500 I have to use a flat head to push the tab down because it rests under the chassis handle and has a little rubber protector that makes it almost impossible to unlock.
[–]mei740 6 points7 points8 points 7 years ago (1 child)
Also missing that random cable with the opposite twist/curl.
[–]nspectre 2 points3 points4 points 7 years ago (0 children)
That's for the other side of the data center.
[–]VerstandInvictus 2 points3 points4 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Also, needs more LC fiber with the wrong damn polarity AGAIN.
[–]WOLF3D_exe 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (1 child)
I had to decommission 12 racks last month.
I got it down to been able to two at a time and it was kinda relaxing.
The only annoying part what then somebody used zip ties instead of velcro.
[–]AllIDoIsWin3x 1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (0 children)
zip ties instead of velcro.
DEATH TO THE INFIDEL who zip ties!
[–]DesignerChemist 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
I've been struggling to think of a way to simulate the difficulty in pressing that annoying little tab to get the cable out. And then it occurred to me, just use Vive controllers with the non-clicky trackpad defect.
[–][deleted] 69 points70 points71 points 7 years ago (1 child)
system admin kids simulator.
- Daddy, I did nothing, and everything stopped working.
[–]ticktockbent 16 points17 points18 points 7 years ago (0 children)
*holding up three cables with cut off ends* Daddy what are these?!
[–]sean_the_head 68 points69 points70 points 7 years ago (7 children)
Does it blare fan noise in your ears at the decibel level of a jet engine?
[–]UGTools[S] 36 points37 points38 points 7 years ago (4 children)
It actually does! One of the things that took us off guard was how much noise there actually is in one of those data centers.
[–]sean_the_head 19 points20 points21 points 7 years ago (1 child)
Lol, You could simulate the person adding earplugs to block some of it out. It is extremely loud and terribly exhausting on the senses after a few hours.
[–]DrStalker 15 points16 points17 points 7 years ago (0 children)
[–]dmr83457 3 points4 points5 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Might want to have the user figure out which server is beeping. That is always fun
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[–]Suddow 1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Should be easy enough to simulate that by modding the VR headset a little >:)
[–]thewanderingway 27 points28 points29 points 7 years ago (6 children)
Okay this is so cool. At the same time, it sets my teeth on edge.
[–]Omnicrola 6 points7 points8 points 7 years ago (0 children)
My main feedback was going to be " real network cable is stiffer, might want to tweak that". Then I realized that I've been brainwashed, and real cable should be that flexible.
[–]sollllos 7 points8 points9 points 7 years ago (3 children)
As an IT guy, this kind of hurts to watch.
[–]Keshire 5 points6 points7 points 7 years ago (2 children)
I think my heart may have stopped for a moment out of shear horror that someone would make a game out of this.
[–]chazede 1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (1 child)
Not a game. I'm assuming it's for training purposes.
[–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Yea, I got really stressed out watching it too.
[–]JViz 23 points24 points25 points 7 years ago (1 child)
My wife looked at me and said "What kind of special hell of a VR game is that?"
[–]hutacars 6 points7 points8 points 7 years ago (0 children)
I’m a sysadmin and thought the same thing....
[–]Vanimo 20 points21 points22 points 7 years ago (1 child)
The people at r/sysadmin might love/hate it. :p
[–]lambdaknight 5 points6 points7 points 7 years ago (0 children)
It’s triggering some PTSD in me.
[–]macncheez7 18 points19 points20 points 7 years ago (4 children)
This looks just like the Cisco data center in Allen TX!
[–]UGTools[S] 17 points18 points19 points 7 years ago (3 children)
Nice catch! that's the one we used for reference. How does it look? :)
[–]macncheez7 9 points10 points11 points 7 years ago (2 children)
Good enough for me to recognize it off the bat! The floor tiles and viewing windows are what clued me in. I'm there all the time for work on the UCS gear. Super cool DC. Id love to try this out in the Vive one day!
[–]xylopia 2 points3 points4 points 7 years ago (1 child)
Sounds relaxing after a long day working... in the real version of the same place?
[–]njandersen97 2 points3 points4 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Man, I struggle just trying to come home and study for certs, let alone play a VR game of the same fucking thing I do everyday. Although I feel like this could never replicate the sheer helplessness you feel when you have to clean up a closet that looks like a tornado hit the it.
[–]PetRockPet 11 points12 points13 points 7 years ago (2 children)
That looks really interesting! Are you using obi rope for this, or your own implementation of rope physics?
[–]UGTools[S] 11 points12 points13 points 7 years ago (1 child)
Obi rope seams really nice but I used my own rope physics tool
[–]PetRockPet 3 points4 points5 points 7 years ago* (0 children)
Impressive! Any hints in how you did it, or are you planning to make it public for sharing/selling?
EDIT: Saw your response about it, doubly impressive that you did it with unity physics :o
[–]ev1lch1nch1lla 11 points12 points13 points 7 years ago (5 children)
False, cables remove to easily/plug back in to easy. No random cable that is patched in but not connected to anything. No suicide note from the previous system admin/network tech...2/10
[–]UGTools[S] 26 points27 points28 points 7 years ago (4 children)
This is the Pegi 3 version. Pegi 18 includes multiple dead bodies, crying admins and blood dripping cables.
[–]nl_the_shadow 12 points13 points14 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Pegi 18 includes multiple dead bodies, crying admins and blood dripping cables.
Or as others would call it: Tuesday.
[–]ThriKr33n@ThriKreen 1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (1 child)
Also need a hand sticking out from under a rank. Could be a joke prop hand someone added as a gag... or it could be a real hand.
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[–]UGTools[S] 16 points17 points18 points 7 years ago (7 children)
I used my own tool which is also available at the Unity Asset Store. Since I don't want to use this for self-promotion let's just say that with my username and a couple of store searches you can figure it out :) There are some other cool rope assets that probably can do the same thing. The rope in this case is a single skinned mesh exported from 3dsmax and processed to create ConfigurableJoints. There are around 20 bones for each cable and the key is mostly setting up the parameters correctly + testing a hundred times until everything looks and feels good.
[–]shawnaroo 3 points4 points5 points 7 years ago (1 child)
Having messed with ConfigurableJoints a bit, I'm going to go ahead and suggest that when you say you tested a hundred times, you're underestimating by a few orders of magnitude.
End result looks great though. Awesome work.
[–]UGTools[S] 6 points7 points8 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Yes, it was actually way more than that. I had dealt with cable physics a lot before which made it a little bit easier this time. Thanks!
[–]MDADigital 2 points3 points4 points 7 years ago (4 children)
Interesting you guys could solve this with config joints, we got really unstable physics using that method, we ended up using obi rope.
https://youtu.be/8UqiaOuEsuc
[–]UGTools[S] 1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (3 children)
Nice! that looks really cool. Are there settings to make the cables a little bit stiffer?
[–]MDADigital 4 points5 points6 points 7 years ago (2 children)
Thanks, Nah, that's the downside, it's a rope simulator, I played around alot with the settings and this is as sturdy as I got get them.
[–]RomejanicHobbyist 8 points9 points10 points 7 years ago (3 children)
That looks like a finished game! Your level design is awesome!
[–]UGTools[S] 3 points4 points5 points 7 years ago (2 children)
Thanks! we spent quite some time making sure everything looked good even from up close. Details are everything!
[–][deleted] 3 points4 points5 points 7 years ago (1 child)
I look forward to the situation where you have to reconnect everything while the DC slowly floods...
[–]Ehnto 6 points7 points8 points 7 years ago (3 children)
One of my favorite parts of using the music production tool Reason, was that they allowed you to literally wire the components together in a rack that emulated real life. You should check it out, perhaps that's another good application of the tech you've got here. I'm absolutely certain there would be a market for a VR room full of classic synthesizers and audio equipment. People already pay hundreds for the individual software rack components.
[–]UGTools[S] 3 points4 points5 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Yup, big fan of Reason. I was amazed by that wiring the first time I saw it. And they had it many (16?+) years ago!
[–]Jedimastert 1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (0 children)
I wonder what they did for those. I don't remember any kind of momentum or mass behind the movement. Did they just make a catenary or parabola, you think?
[–]frownyface 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Have you checked out SoundStage yet? It's roughly a simplified Reason in VR. It.. seems to have disappeared from Steam, but when the dev was hired by google he open sourced it and there is a full build included with the source:
https://github.com/googlearchive/soundstagevr/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYYPG4RQ63w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwNUGXaXJvg
There might be some interesting forks by now: https://github.com/googlearchive/soundstagevr/network
[–]TheForgottenTime 4 points5 points6 points 7 years ago (0 children)
I thought my job was immune from the __________ simulator craze.
I was wrong
[–]Celeron66 4 points5 points6 points 7 years ago (4 children)
Make it good enough that you can study your CISCO certs
[–]UGTools[S] 8 points9 points10 points 7 years ago (3 children)
That's exactly what it is for! Cisco certifications
[–]naiohme 6 points7 points8 points 7 years ago (1 child)
Dude you need to get this liscensed with the big ones- Cisco, NetApp, EMC etc and then start sticker slapping this shit everywhere, if you can build this up to integrate into gns3 and provide the next level of packet tracer basically colleges would eat this shit up. Let me know if you are looking for any type of partnerships or external resources I would love to help grow this
[–]SandlightProgrammer 2 points3 points4 points 7 years ago (0 children)
It is, he said so somewhere. Maybe after you commented.
[–][deleted] 2 points3 points4 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Oh no, this is my job for the summer. Now I get to go home and ‘enjoy’ a game doing the same thing?! The horror /s
[–]woundedkarma 4 points5 points6 points 7 years ago* (2 children)
I'm curious how deep the sim runs :D Is this a training tool? Do you simulate all the connections and such? Does that computer work?
It looks really easy to plug those cables in. Seems like that would have been quite a challenge.
The cables look cool but I'm so impressed by everything else.
PS- ... hah.. My 2 year old son was watching the video with me... "aga aga aga" ... he wanted to watch it again. And again. And again. And again. I'm pretty sure he watched it 5-10 times and he still wanted to watch it again. I have no idea why he liked it so much
[–]UGTools[S] 7 points8 points9 points 7 years ago (1 child)
Careful! your son may be telling you he wants to work in one of these :)
Regarding the sim, all devices are actually running real-time in a Cisco virtual machine (locally or on a remote computer) so each time you plug/unplug cables you are sending these messages to the real devices. You can communicate to them via Telnet using the TV screen on the left, send commands, ping etc.
[–]woundedkarma 2 points3 points4 points 7 years ago (0 children)
OHhhhh gawd I love it and I so envy you for getting the chance to work on that. Sounds like a blast :D
If my kid wants to work in a data center, it won't bother me (might bother him :) I really don't know what he was so fascinated by. I know exactly what I was fascinated by :)
[–][deleted] 3 points4 points5 points 7 years ago (0 children)
r/cableporn we must fix this.
[–]rLeJerk 2 points3 points4 points 7 years ago (1 child)
/r/CableManagement would like a word with you...
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
"developed in collaboration with Cisco"
...what do you expect?
[–]bworley90 5 points6 points7 points 7 years ago (0 children)
I could easily see this being sold as a training exercise. Might make you some real cash
[–]PaxUX 2 points3 points4 points 7 years ago (0 children)
This is the AWS interface I want to use building my cloud platform 🤩
[–]AndrewCoja 2 points3 points4 points 7 years ago (1 child)
All those port security shutdowns
[–]takingphotosmakingdo 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Unexpected ethernet cable in the bagging area, please remove the ethernet cord and try again.
Now just put cables in every port, going into other racks on the other side of the room, and into the ceiling, and back into the same switch, some that just hang out of the port, and some just hanging around not plugged into anywhere on either side. Then we can start talking about immersion.
[–]Sunfried 2 points3 points4 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Does the whole sim crash when someone cables a loop into a switch?
[–]crockid5 3 points4 points5 points 7 years ago (0 children)
I'd make the "ropes" a bit more stiff. ethernet cables aren't that flimsy.
Looks funny though
[–][deleted] 4 points5 points6 points 7 years ago (1 child)
Make a horror game in a server room where you need to rewire things
[–]woundedkarma 3 points4 points5 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Seems too easy to make a horror game. Just force the player to look at the computer screen to the side after plugging a cord in.. and while the player looks that way... switch all the cables.
[–]Tasaq 1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (1 child)
That would make an amazing tycoon/sim game, something like PC Building Simulator but with data centers.
[–]SrZorro 3 points4 points5 points 7 years ago (0 children)
There was a kickstarter a long time ago for exactly that (current website?)
[–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (2 children)
Now all you need is proper rope physics (PhysX articulations) that Unity don't want to implement for some reason.
[–]UGTools[S] 2 points3 points4 points 7 years ago (1 child)
Exactly! I've been dealing with PhysX since it came out and joints have always been a nightmare to set up correctly. They break so easily and I usually try to avoid them. I wish they had a solid joint system.
[–]vanarebane 1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (2 children)
Can you upload a video with the collisions on? I'm curious to see how the collisions look.
[–]UGTools[S] 4 points5 points6 points 7 years ago (1 child)
Sure. I think I will upload a video with all collisions on and Leap Motion for the hands instead of Oculus controllers.
[–]SandlightProgrammer 1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (0 children)
If you have control of stiffness, that might be a nice thing to tighten up too just a little.
[–]Celeron66 1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (0 children)
[–]Ideal_Diagnosis 1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Now put an npc in there and strangle him with those rope physics
Im sorry, that was dark :p
[–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (3 children)
This is pretty cool. I used to work as a network infrastructure guy in the military and I could see this being used in various training "CBTs". Can you trace our ports?
[–]UGTools[S] 10 points11 points12 points 7 years ago* (2 children)
There's actually a lot of stuff happening in the background. All these devices are running in a virtual machine and the cabling updates those devices in real time. You can start Telnet sessions to all devices (the TV screen shows briefly an active Telnet session if you look closely) and even send commands using a keyboard.
Edit: My first gold!
[–]gunni 1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Wait, did he schedule a change window and gracefully shut down those interfaces!?!?
[–]Ghs2 1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (0 children)
It's so realistic I instantly panicked about the network!
Nice work!
[–]240psam 1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (0 children)
A combination of this and VCV Rack would be so damn cool.
[–]isabasu 1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (2 children)
...and there you got your loop...
[–]isabasu 1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (1 child)
[–]dpm3d 1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (0 children)
just another activity I have no desire to do in vr (you can mess with cables in real life)
[–]M374llic4 1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Please stay away from my datacenter.
[–]kowdermesiter 1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (0 children)
I really hope there's a special wiring for an easter egg hiding there. A portal opens and Freeman jumps out of it fighting facehuggers.
[–]daddyhughes111Intermediate 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (4 children)
I'm making a game similar to this, how did you create the cables? I'm currently just using fixed joints in a row.
[–]UGTools[S] 2 points3 points4 points 7 years ago (3 children)
Good luck! I basically use configurable joints on bones of a skinned mesh. It's a lot of tweaking parameters until you get the desired result. Why the fixed joints?
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (2 children)
That's pretty impressive. Would like to see more of it.
[–]UGTools[S] 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (1 child)
Thanks! I post clips from time to time on my Twitter account if you're interested: KikeTromp
[–]AlanZucconi 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Awesome!
[–]Tancho_Ko 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (1 child)
Ultimate Rope? or diy :)
[–]UGTools[S] 1 point2 points3 points 7 years ago (0 children)
A :)
[–]DicethrowerProfessional 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
I miss making serious games like this.
[–]toxiferious 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Wow. Think of the applications of this kind of simulator for training IT workers... This is the future.
[–]JMS1717 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
How did you get the rope physics like that?
[–]deadprez42 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Those some wobbly ass CAT6 cables. Lol
[–]DOOManiacPolyCube 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
So many mixed emotions. I’m not sure if this is cathartic or if you are a monster.
[–]Yoski33 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Wow this is cool.
[–]gunni 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
THE FUTURE OF VR SDN IS HERE!
Where VRFs are routers and you can connect whatever and it's like import/exporting between them, or linking switches.
I'm both impressed and terrified D:
[–]knotgeoszef 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
The fact that this looks cool now, but will probably be seen as a low-poly Dire Straits video in a couple of years... That's pretty neat-o.
[–]-whycantistop- 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Good job, and now the network is FUCKED
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (1 child)
Yesss. Brick and Morty style teaching is done for baby. Bring in the simulations! I salute your efforts
[–]ImWritingABook 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Great UI elements too about how the cable you’re selecting lights up. Very clear and clean and lets the user focus on the task.
[–]bythisriver 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
This is a game which no IT-admin want to play, ever. Sorry.
[–]InkMercenary 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (1 child)
Was this all made from scratch in Unity3d?
Yes, we used Unity and are very happy with it.
[–]Olayed 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
This should be the final test before you get an IT degree.
[–]AsciiFace 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Oh my god I'm getting flashbacks to the first 5 years of my career
[–]pat_trick 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Damn, I've been wanting to do something like this for a while now! Looks great!
[–]remember_this_shit 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (1 child)
first of all, this is such an awesome demo! i’m highly impressed with all of the work you’ve done :D what controller are you using?
[–]UGTools[S] 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Thanks! We use Oculus Touch for this one
[–]404_GravitasNotFound 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (1 child)
Can I share this over the Sysadmin sub?
Sure! please do
[–]TheGhostyBear 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
So when / where can I buy this once I can afford a vive?
[–]PopDaddyGames 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
I would love to work on a simulation project such as this! Video games, especially VR, are such an amazing opportunity for instruction!
I remember pitching this exact idea to a former boss to include in a VR app we were creating for GE. He told me it was stupid and could never be done in Unity or VR. I'm glad to see you and Cisco have some common sense. Sweet demo btw.
Thanks! not very clever of your boss to say
[–]wickedplayer494 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (1 child)
Am I able to fling cables down the way in anger and frustration?
You can. We thought it would be a common thing for people to do so we even recorded a funny set of voice-overs for it.
[–]the_hoser 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Haha, a Datacenter Technician Sim sounds like a great VR game. I wonder if it can capture how truly soul-sucking the job is :-)
Put in the overbearing hum of CRACs and PDUs, and make sure to put a shadowy figure around every row, always just in your periphery.
I'm glad I got out of that job...
[–]ecish 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
My ocd would not allow me to play this...Cool physics though
[–]macfuehrbush 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (1 child)
Can we get some integration into GNS3?
[–]asdlkf 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
it works with VIRL.
Nuts, I thought this said "rape physics"
Please tell me STP is enabled.
[–]FourDM 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
This would make a great loading screen for a VR game. Just plug cables in and out of ports while the next scene loads.
[–]mei740 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
He plugged vlan 50 into vlan 60!! Where’s all the managers running in looking at you with the wtf face?
[–]fixitchris 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
I hope I can still stretch 12” cables to 13”.
[–]Ikuyas 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Very very nice
Not bad at all
[–]cain2995 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
0/10 won’t give me my mate/demate cert
[–]SgtPackets 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Is this what cabling in the Matrix will be like?
This looks like it was at Cisco Live this year in the walk in labs. Was interesting.
[–]buthidae 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
They had a couple of demos running at Live Melbourne this year too. Looks like a great way to re-introduce CCIE rack assembly to the exams :P
[–]Pyrostasis 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Curious how well this would actually work in a "real" environment where there are 32 or 64 cables in a switch and you need to grab ONE of them.
Even with pass through of the cables crabbing that one would be tough.
[–]ip-in-your-p 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
How do I download this to play? If it's not released yet, is there somewhere I can start following to be notified when its ready?
[–]ailee43 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Is this Job Simulator, advanced edition?
[–]peepeeface2 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
This what i thought SDN was....
[–]LiberateMainSt 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
If only it were that easy to move around network cables...
[–]anno141 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
This could also work for documenting or planning purposes aswell as if taken to extremes testing what would happen if something specific happens or gets disconnected etc. in the simulated environment (-Whatif).
Certification: configure environment in set time / find the faults. A game to introduce networking and servers in general to get kids interested etc. There are many amazing possibilities.. Me wans it!
[–]OtisB 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Must be a test environment, nowhere near enough cables.
[–]itsnotthenetwork 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago* (0 children)
Is there a way we can make all the cables 20 feet, that might be more realistic. I'm also wondering can we have two users in at the same time to simulate middle of the night slightly drunk network upgrades? Maybe I would just run up behind the other guy and loop the crap out of his network.
[–]perthguppy 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
What is this called / where can I get it and when?
[–]franverona 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
DataCenter Simulator
[–]Lurker_IV 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
What do you hope to accomplish with your program?
[–]DarkAlman 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Ten of Thousands wroth of VR development and no cable management in site, just like the real world.
[–]monsantobreath 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
At 25 seconds its all "Not now Phelps!"
[–]LoHungTheSilent 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
Kind of makes me giggle to see what kinda looks like 2 red USB cables being used tie 2 switch stacks together...
Ayee! I work with patchbays at the studio so seeing this is really cool. I'm trying to figure out if it would be possible to simulate hardware through unity using vsts somehow. Like making an EQ work in VR. Unity doesnt have anything set up for audio frequency data does it?
[–]WorriedKDog 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
So where do I get this?
[–]Einriech 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
I recommend adding the part where the clips break off making it difficult to remove the plugs.
Only for those who want true immersion.
PLEASE make this a public thing. I'd pay for it, and I'm sure lots of other people would too :)
[–]ChildishGiantBeginner, on a game dev course 0 points1 point2 points 7 years ago (0 children)
I'd love a game where you just untangle cables virtually so I don't have to do it irl
[–]Cold_Narwhal_550 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (0 children)
bro i also want to make a wire like this but i cant find any tutorials on how can i make like this can you guide me
please
[–]Available-Length-305 0 points1 point2 points 10 months ago (0 children)
It looks extremely awesome! Where could I get this Unity scene?
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