I’ll start out by wishing everyone a happy New Year, may 2025 be a year of good fortune for all! We’ve had a few requests from people about what we would recommend as an initial set of boats and scenarios, also called situations on the splash screen. We put together a couple of downloads that…
Can a vessel’s performance characteristics be altered? And what are the reasons for wanting to do so? The affirmative answer to this question exists for multiple reasons. Now, let’s explore the purpose and methods behind such modifications. One potential reason for adjusting the performance curve of the vessel is evident. Certain vessels have excessive power,…
We’ve run into a situation a couple of times now where the display for the MuVIT remote on the tablet displayed locked and was not usable. This was confusing the first couple of times since everything had been working perfectly up to that point. A lot of fiddling with the remotes to get it to…
Stop the Throttle Shuffle: Using Non-Skid Materials Keep Things in Place I think we can all admit that the 3D-printed throttle quadrants for the MuVIT virtual trainer are quite light. We have had a couple conversations with users who observed that while using the throttles they tended to slide around. This isn’t too surprising when…
We’ve put a video on YouTube that lays out the basics you need to know to do your initial setup and startup with your new MuVIT simulator. Nothing is overly complicated but it is laid out to give you an easier faster start. Probably one of the biggest hurdles is configuring the throttles and wheel….
For this tutorial blog about joystick configuration, we will presume that you have all the essential parts of a MuVIT system ready to go. It could be useful to print the second half of this tutorial as there are cases where Virtual Sailor loses its configurarion and you need to reenter it. With this tutorial…
One common question we get is are there more than one boat, when we explain that there are many available the next question is what are they and do they come with the package? I show them the gallery of MuVIT boats and there you go, but that requires you to be there so I’ll…
To get the maximum benefit and capabilities from MuVIT you need to configure it to make use of what we will call the MuVIT network. This network allows the tablet to function to help control the simulator, the interface with OpenCPN and provides the potential for multiple users to join into a simulation and interact…
Some DIYers have reported having issues getting the Unified Remote app to work with their Virtual Sailor instance on their tablet. They are getting the “Can’t Sync” message or being unable to find the server . First, we would point out both products are complex with many moving parts, Unified Remote in particular can require…
The tablet is at the heart of the new MuVIT platform. Those who have a VRInsight console can continue to use that as we’ve documented. We’ve selected the 8.7″ Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, which we will be offering when our store opens after the Annual Meeting in February. It will look very similar to…
Introduction Numerous interactive simulators exist which can be used to provide a learning environment for students which allows them to consider, evaluate and solve real-life scenarios they might face. The use of simulators is rapidly being recognized and integrated into many educational settings. In this article we will address boating simulation and how it can…
I put together a YouTube video to show some of the more interesting features and capabilities of the Virtual Sailor software used by the MuVIT platform. This will demonstrate just how flexible and extendable this package is and some of the advanced capabilities built into the basic package. More tutorials to follow.
We put together a brief tutorial about how to configure the Virtual Sailor NG software to work with the VRInsight console. We know that quite a few systems are out there that use this hardware and rather than causing an obsolescence issue with that rather expensive piece of hardware with the new software, here are…
