"Nothing but the rain"
The White Hart in Godstone is a place where I meet with a close friend, named Penguin, to put the world to rights, to try and figure out answers to the questions and to have old fashioned conversations without using the internet to find out the real answers. We normally meet on an evening and arrive …
Part of the continuing series in trying to develop a parameter as an example to use in teaching a topic I might not teach for a while. It’s an extremely feeble excuse, I know. This is a record of my attempts to pass the S-4 Super Licence in Gran Turismo 6. This test is a …
I’ve a feeling these communications will not prove interesting to most of my readership, but then again, I’m not sure what would interest my readers and this website isn’t for them anyway. This is my progress through the Gran Turismo Super Licence S-3. The test is a lap of the Silverstone Stowe circuit in KTM …
This is a communication about keeping track of my attempts at timed circuits in Gran Turismo 6. This particular test is part of the Super Licence. I had already completed the first part of this before I started this record keeping and so this is licence S-2. Generally the Super Licence requirements in all the …
This communication is about more research for my Poisson Distribution data, let’s see how long I can keep this going. For more information see this communication. The next GT6 Seasonal Event to complete or participate in [there are some challenges where I have achieved a Silver Award but not quite the Gold, I might return …
I made up an example for a lesson where we needed to approximate the Poisson distribution using the Gaussian distribution. I told the class that the average number of attempts I need to complete a Gran Turismo 6 Seasonal Event Time Trial was 20 [I needed a number greater than 10 because Poisson tables go …
I love Gran Turismo. It can be a frustrating game but it is beautiful and thoroughly enjoyable. I have crashed a few times because I looked at the scenery! I like the Goodwood Festival of Speed section but I have found the course tricky. Although a basic layout the shadows and look of the course …
So, firstly I’m ashamed of the placing in this result table from Gran Turismo 6. Sixth place is pretty shocking. I hate the Kart races, the tracks are generally tight and small and the Karts are somewhat twitchy. Anyway, I’m glad I snapped this one with the phone because I don’t think it’ll happen again. …
Ever since I raced this car in Gran Turismo I have always started the game with the Honda Integra Type R as my first car. I love it. Here’s my latest one from GT6 [just after a car wash] I seem to remember one game in the series where I had to get a Civic …
When I was in hospital waiting for my first son to be born I went to the book shop to see if there was anything decent to read. I was not really expecting much but I did come across a gem. Sports Car and Competition Driving – Paul Frere This book has lots of pictures …
Only one week after the release of the Playstation 4 Sony released the latest in the Gran Turismo franchise for the PS3. I understand their decision and applaud it. I am most looking forward to the GPS tracker uploading app when it arrives so I can drive some routes around my village and then create …
I’ve been spending a little bit of time trying to complete various seasonal events in Gran Turismo. A by-product of this is my collection of cars. It has now surpassed one thousand by some way! I might have also have been watching a little bit of Tales of the Golden Monkey. One of the …
It may have taken a while and lots of money but I finally have 1000 cars in Gran Turismo. Who needs another game (or life)? I’m still not at level 40 in A-Spec though.
This morning I might have been having a cheeky couple of laps on Gran Turismo 5. I was possibly attempting to win one of the seasonal events (which for some reason I find quite tricky). While racing around the GT Original track I noticed a castle in the background. I was so fascinated by this …
After playing for a long time I have finally got to 900 cars in my Gran Turismo 5 garage. This represents a large amount of effort and time playing. Also, the process for buying cars in the dealership is laborious and boring. All I get for reaching nine HUNDRED cars is a bonus colour and …
So, it’s been a busy time. I have bought a new TV to replace my 40″ Sony that I bought in the summer of 2006. I don’t know if six years is a good length of time for a TV. I guess so. The problem is that I am an early adopter of technology [see …
I’m happy. There’s a Gran Turismo application (or program to someone my age) for the iPhone. It’s called GTune5 and is an app that should make the tuning of cars easier. I think the idea is that it will give you settings based on a car set up you like and translate them to other …
Here’s a picture of my Gran Turismo set up. There’s a big tv with home cinema 7.1 sound and my music playing using GT5’s jukebox function (shame it doesn’t run from a NAS drive though). Anyway, here’s my Logitech (their stuff is brilliant) Driving Force Pro wheel attached to the force feedback stabiliser (ironing board).
This had to be added to the communications because it’s just not that often you see one of these beauties. I also like the stock version in Gran Turismo 5.
These are just some of my videos that I have uploaded to YouTube. They started being all about the weather, but over time as technology progresses I have started recording gaming experiences and a few of me playing (badly) in a band. Here’s a link to my YouTube page. This page of Fooyah contains some …