People think that funboarding is just windsurfing. Well they are wrong:
Funboarding is windsurfing taken to extreme, IT`S A NEW DIMENSION OF PURE
SENSATION.
ROAD to FUNBOARD is a simulation game which gives you the opportunity
to become a funboarder and live this extreme game.
FEATURES:
- 3 kind of game: Training, Race & Freestyler
- Playing in real and most famous places
- Choose & customize your material
- 4 View types
- Play 'head to head' with others via LAN or Internet
When you begin the game (& after the intro) you will have to choose
from the main menu:
1- TRAINING: Here you learn the basics of windsurfing;
Little theory about the wind, directions & the basic maneuvers. You
also learn how to control your windsurf & finally the race`s rules
(The most disgusting thing in this game).
2- Race: Here you face other funboarders in
many kind of races: - Slalom Race: Where you have to go slalom between
many floaters. - Course Racing: Where you race in a Olympic Triangle.
- Speed Race: Where you have to pass a distance straight on chrono. -
Wave Competition: Where you have to prove your abilities on waves &
creating some styles. - Race Editor: where you create your own races.
3- Freestyler: Here you play alone or with
others to have fun & also to improve your abilities for all kinds
of races.
As it`s a sim, we have to concentrate on making it real as much as possible.
To do so you will be able to play on real beach all around: Hawaii, Australia,
Spain, Canary islands, Caribbean island, Red Sea & even Lebanon (Yes
My Country). Each place is characterized in wind (speed & direction),
Beach (sand, rocks, long or short,...), waves (absent, light or strong)
& the general environment (even the presence of swimmers, gely fishes,
sharks,...) Also you will use real material (sail & board), where
each product has its own specifications & will be suitable for specified
demand. One of the most important trademarks are: F2 (My Favorite), Tiga,
AHD, Mistral, BIC, GUN, Neil Pryde Sails, ... (I`m sorry, I couldn`t put
them all).
We are still digging in the beauty of simulation, because, for all experts
who are waiting, they will be able to costumize all the setting after
choosing & combining all the materials. You can costumize everything
from the position of the Mastfoot on the board to the height of the Boom
to the curve of the sail, ...
In this game you can play from 4 different viewpoints:
1- First-person view: You see through the eyes of
the funboarder.
2- Third-person view: You see all the windsurf
in front of you.
3- Bumper view: the camera will be set on
the front of the board for maximum of sensations.
4- Top view: the camera will be set on the
top of the mast to view everything from up.
This game also features Multi-player option for those who are sick of
playing against the machine in front of them. Their solution will be solved
by LAN or On-Line connection (Sorry, split-screen wont be available as
this game demands a lot keys that the keyboard wont satisfy two players
one time).
I apologize in-advance from all the readers who got stuck in front of
this specialized vocab as I am personally a funboarder & I got a lot
excited while writing this article & was taken with this jargon. If
anybody is interested in this game (or just curious about this new sport)
& was confused from any word in this article, please e-mail me &
ask me your question or just ask for my supplementary which I am working
on, & which covers all about Windsurfing (and funboarding) & its
techniques.
Windsurfing Game - Funboard Simulation
Wassim Katerji
wassim17@inco.com.lb
I have never been funboarding or windsurfing,
so a game like ROAD to FUNBOARD must be just as interesting for people
like me as it is for you funboarders. Excellent game idea! Thank you Wassim.
Idea Reviewer:
-Vegard Aure-
