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Interesting F1 Sim....(Hexatech)

Discussion in 'Off Topic - All other stuff here' started by Archie, Mar 20, 2015.

  1. Archie

    Archie Eternal tinkerer

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    Archie, Mar 20, 2015
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    Nice gadget but I would never switch from a 2dof to a 6dof-motion-platform for racing games.
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    Pit, Mar 20, 2015
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  3. noorbeast

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    Don't get me wrong, this is a hi-tech machine and the data reporting side would be awesome in terms of driver training. But I think it is a little misleading when they talk about 98 percent accurate it's like driving a real F1, and in the same breath talk about simulating 2+Gs.

    I have no doubt it can accurately reproduce forces in the same way our sims do and it likely can generate momentary 2+G force, as I suspect so could @Pit's and @BlazinH's monster simulators. But it can't do sustained 5+Gs that a real F1 driver experiences.
    noorbeast, Mar 20, 2015
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  4. Archie

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    Some of the movement looked a bit suspect in terms of sway.
    I'd be curious how they would emulate your eyeballs wanting to pop out and stick to the visor when you brake in an F1 car! (rumour has it...)

    However, It did make me chuckle when the presenter said he feared crashing. First time I got my motion sim "tuned in".... and crashed... I wanted to avoid it every time :)
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    Archie, Mar 20, 2015
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  5. Piilukirves

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    I can relate to that "fear" of crashing :D i take hold of my seat if i lose controll :D
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    Piilukirves, Mar 20, 2015
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