Space Sims - Discuss

[Draco1962]

Ready Player One!

[RIP-Felix]

I agree, awesomness is in sort order to follow.

[tthurman]

Stigz - You'll want to read this.

Even cereal boxes.....

[rockyrocket]

Just saw this coolness also....

[hansolo77]

So totally awesome.. VR is coming along great!

Also, interesting how the topic went from Space Sims, to VR lol.

[RIP-Felix]

Also, interesting how the topic went from Space Sims, to VR lol.

The two meld so perfectly.

I'd love to see Fantasia redone with artist interpretation hand drawn in VR like this. I think it's untraveled territory that melds the analog and digatal atrform in an entirely new, but seamless maner. I think it will be gloryous! I always perferred the hand drawn animation to CGI. Ithink this would bridge that gap nicly.

[stigzler]

"Sam Fox's Strip Poker" - now that'd be good on the Octopus Quiffed.

[rockyrocket]

OK so more VR stuff - but virtual cinema and arcades!....

[tthurman]

Well, if it makes for a better product......

[rockyrocket]

Well, if it makes for a better product......

Reading around it seems that at the moment the Vive is edging in front the RIFT from folks that have tried both - BUT that is only when compared to the DK2 and not the CV1 version off the rift, only time will tell I guess.

Just not sure I can resist long enough though! .

[tthurman]

Like test driving and car, and best VR experience by a huge margin, sure says a lot! Nice to see this level of competition so early on.

The only thing here is htc suckered me with the Thunderbolt

[rockyrocket]

Space sims again - this looks interesting...

[RIP-Felix]

What do you call a vacuum cleaner in space?

Pointless?

[Draco1962]

What do you call a vacuum cleaner in space?

Pointless?

No. MEGA MAID!

[RIP-Felix]

Touché!

[rockyrocket]

No. MEGA MAID!

I so love to hate the movie .

Lots of new Star citizen footage.....

[rockyrocket]

Hey Han, mark hamil plays a charactor alongside Gary oldman and others in the SC campaign mode....

[hansolo77]

Loved the speech!

[tthurman]

Given this thread has touched on this topic quite frequently, it seemed a fitting place to post this.

You can check the article over at ars

Relive the arcades of the past, virtually....

....in fifteen minutes or less (why this song?)

[rockyrocket]

Nice video of the upcoming Elite expansion (BETA)...

[stigzler]

You on commission?

[RIP-Felix]

Came across this while looking into VR cockpits for use with ED. Pretty rudimentary at the moment but looks very promising.

I am thinking of building something like this:

I was thinking that under the right controls would be a great place to house a traditional tower PC case. There would be no monitor, just the Oculus Rift. So, it would be essentially a VR only gaming station, cords come up over the back of the chair nice and clean. You could always run a cable to a TV nearby, or better up the wall behind the chair to a projector to display on opposing wall. Would be nice addition to a game room.

[rockyrocket]

Yes that chair does look nice, and reminds me of This project a lot.

The main thing that worries me about those designs is still the lack of a keyboard tray and mouse for later on in elite and definitely for the star citizen FPS stuff we have already.

I still swear by having a keyboard handy for elite, but did yesterday manage to get voice dictation into the comms panel to work about 99% accurately with a combo of voice attack and Dragon naturally, so no more blind typing! .

Dragon is damn expensive software though, and is a bit flakey in SC.

Personally I made a new set of arms for my office chair with a big flat platform then added some removable arm padding and a keyboard tray with my HOTAS attached.

Looks a bit like an overgrown baby high chair but fits under my desk for normal usage..

When in star citizen I can still reach my mouse and also a Nostromo pad, can not really see me changing this set up

[stigzler]

Now that's dedication to your passion!

But how do you get out that chair quickly if your mother-in-law visits?

[rockyrocket]

But how do you get out that chair quickly if your mother-in-law visits?

My old HOTAS died so I splurged on a Thrustmaster warthog and that thing is HEAVY - that whole tray just rests in place just fine under its own mass.

So I just pick it up and place it on the desk.

Think I will weigh it as I am curious now.

Edit - 8.3KG