The most amazing cockpit/simulator project ever!

[thugbear2005]

This thing is absolutely amazing. Not only is it a sweet looking cockpit, but it actually moves too!


I'm so jealous, this machine is such a beauty i'm lost for words.

 

[homeforsummer]

It looks impressive, but I've always thought moving simulators like that would just make me ill! However good it is you still haven't got the realistic forces of movement from driving a real car, and the lack of scenery going past would probably confuse the signals from your body/eyes/balance.

Also one might say it's a little excessive to play a game...

 

[Slick Rick]

Could have at least used a bigger screen! But still, its pretty cool.

 

[TheCracker]

A bigger screen and situate it in a blacked out room and that thing would be perfect. There doesn't even seem to be much delay between feeding in a control and the contraption actually moving. Thats the one thing that i've always thought would be a draw back.

 

[thugbear2005]

It looks impressive, but I've always thought moving simulators like that would just make me ill! However good it is you still haven't got the realistic forces of movement from driving a real car, and the lack of scenery going past would probably confuse the signals from your body/eyes/balance.

Also one might say it's a little excessive to play a game...

In a dark room with a 3 monitor setup, i don't think your senses would be confused. I have a lot of respect for someone who, not only can spend so much time and effort building this beast, but can make it respond so accurately.

Some people also say it's a little excessive to buy a steering wheel so, to each his (or her) own.

 

[homeforsummer]

I definitely don't want to take anything away from an engineering perspective and it looks like it works very well, I just have a sneaking suspicion that I could buy, prep and track a real car for the money that thing probably set back... Whilst I enjoy more realism creeping into games, in the end it's still a game.

I do agree about using more monitors and a darker room to enhance it though.

 

[oqvist]

homeforsummer you forget the running costs of having a race car. Gas, travels, spare parts everything it´s much more expensive

 

[homeforsummer]

homeforsummer you forget the running costs of having a race car. Gas, travels, spare parts everything it´s much more expensive

I don't forget them, I just didn't need that for my point. A race car would be expensive but to simply get on track in a lightly prepared road car isn't 👍

I've already admitted it's impressive, but I expect that even self-built that cost thousands and thousands of dollars.

 

[zx6r2004]

like a roller coaster