New video: real time mini golf aim correction (Patreon)
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I've had the idea of a real time correcting mini golf club since 2020, but I've been putting it off because it seemed fraught with technical challenges. Now that I've gone through it, I can confirm that past Shane's instincts were spot on.
In fact this project got so complex that I realized I couldn't fit it all in a single reasonable length video without major loss of interesting things. I decided to split it into two parts with this video focusing on designing and getting the club working and a minor focus on the software.
Part 2 will focus on the software and all the challenges with that. Namely creating an accurate virtual representation of a mini golf hole to precisely simulate what the ball will do and somehow using that to aim in real time. Once that is fully functional it should be able to do some crazy shots. I'm pretty far into this already and hopefully will have Part 2 out a lot faster than projects typically take. Let me know if you have any good ideas of any upgrades or things that I could have it do!
Thank you all so much for your support! I hope you enjoy this project - it was a hard one and I'm really proud of how it turned out. I'll also be doing a patron only directors commentary livestream soon to go through behind the scenes details (of which there is A TON).
-Shane