Megan Simulator (XKCD)
Stick-figure model
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Cite As
Alfonso Nieto-Castanon (2026). Megan Simulator (XKCD) (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/51139-megan-simulator-xkcd), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
Acknowledgements
Inspired: Intuitive RGB color values from XKCD
General Information
- Version 1.8.0 (4.96 MB)
MATLAB Release Compatibility
- Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
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| 1.8.0 | . speed-up the display (~30fps real-time display on my laptop)
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| 1.7.0 | added wind effects |
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| 1.6.0 | physics model: added hair movement and angular momentum conservation (e.g. extend your arms to reduce spin velocity)
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| 1.5.0 | fixed camera-tracking issue |
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| 1.4.0 | . |
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| 1.3.0 | added angular control and angular momentum rules (spinning!) |
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| 1.2.0 | no changes: just updating the file description info |
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| 1.1.0 | added click-and-drag functionality on pose trajectory display |
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| 1.0.0 |