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The questions
buyers ask.
Plain answers about motion platforms: how many axes, how much room, and what to ask any maker.
The log
Latest posts.
The engineering behind every figure lives on the technology pages, each with its source and status.
2026-10-01
2DOF vs 3DOF vs 6DOF motion: what each axis moves
A 2DOF platform tilts you on pitch and roll, a 3DOF adds heave or yaw, and a 6DOF moves on all six axes. What each one moves, axis by axis.
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Before you buy a motion platform: the questions to ask
What you feel on a motion platform comes down to five questions you can ask any maker. Then fit and delivery, all answered for the ARK PDK.
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How much room and power a motion platform needs
The PDK needs 1.00 × 1.00 m of floor, or a 1.57 m circle on extension feet, and an earthed outlet on 100–290 V mains. No compressed air.
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From the community.
ARK is the tech. Kinemaniacs is the community. The community site is in development; the engineering writing lives on the technology pages in the meantime.
Kinemaniacs
Build stories, community posts and technical write-ups from the people using the PDK — in development.
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Events
Where ARK Dynamics has shown the Portal Development Kit in public — most recently at Sim Gaming Expo, Chicago, 18–20 September 2026.
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