| Abstract: |  The goal of this thesis is to create a bicycle simulator - a computer application enabling its user to control a bicycle rider on different tracks. So far there has been only little interest in the topic by the gaming industry and therefore I take the opportunity to explore a new field. The thesis studies the physics that are involved in bicycle motion and presents the findings to be later converted into a physics engine together with collision detection. It justifies the choice of a controller for human input and further focuses on the creation of graphical elements necessary for the project, namely the bicycle itself, the rider including animations and lastly the ridden tracks. To interpret these, an FBX 3D model loader is implemented and all the components are combined within an OpenGL rendering framework to facilitate screen output to the user. Finally, the outcome is compared with a set of videos of a real cyclist. The videos show that the application is capable of closely simulating a bicycle ride in a simplified virtual reality environment.
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