DSN-3D - An extension to DSN

Plain DSN is good for describing some things, but it doesn't distinguish between a things like a tick-tock and a helicopter, and can't describe the saw at all. It covers only one axis of rotation - the one the devilstick spins around during the tick-tock. DSN-3D extends the language to handle the other orthogonal axes.

Specification

The Axes

Motion in three-space can be described in the context of x, y, and z axes. For DSN-3D, the axes are defined as follows:

X: left to right
Y: head to foot
Z: back to front

Simple rotational motion takes place in a plane. DSN describes rotation around the Z axis. DSN-3D describes rotation around all three axes.

The Staves

To indicate motion in one of the planes, simply use the name of the axis followed by a DSN sequence.

Examples

Here are a few selected tricks from Jim Barlow's collection along with the DSN-3D that describes them. You should also look at the examples for plain DSN.

Idle

Z: -1

Stop & Go

Z: 1 0

Helicopter

Z: -1
Y:  1

Helicopter tap

Z: 0 n
Y: 1 n

Seth's Mess

Z: 1 1 -1
Y: 1 1  1

Saw

X: 1

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