rec.autos.simulators

> > I'm not sure what you mean by this but are you saying by turning your head
> > left the view in gpl turns left?  Wouldn't that mean you're turning your
> > head away from your monitor when you turn left?  The only way I could see
> > it being of any use would be if you had some sort of googles attatched to
> > your head so your view of the monitor would move in relation with head
> > movements.

> John, read the website URL's he had in his post.  It explains it all :)

> I don't know what is actually being tracked, but I wonder if it would turn
> the view if you moved your head horizontally without any rotational
> movement.  If this is the case, that would allow you to keep your eyes on
> the screen, but it also might make for some odd calibration problems
> (sitting in a different position) and make the view change when you do a
> natural head tilt through a corner.

> But of course, 3d glasses would be best.

> Achim

> ...
> > head away from your monitor when you turn left?  The only way I could
see
> > it being of any use would be if you had some sort of googles attatched
to
> > your head so your view of the monitor would move in relation with head
> > movements.

> Have you tried the eDimensional 3D glasses?  They really work!  Not
terribly
> convincing (yes, objects appear to be near, mid, or far...but they look
like
> cardboard "flats"), but tons o' fun.  They work best--for me--in Mobil 1
> Rally C'ship, where the foliage is quite close to the road...and in some
> cases, actually brushes the windshield as you hurtle past.  (Surprisingly,
> it does almost nothing for creeping around in the bushes in Ghost Recon.)

> --Steve

> > Even if you only have a monitor, I'd say it's pretty cool, because
> > considering that in a real racecar, most of the time you'd only use
> moderate
> > head-turn angles, you can easily keep your eyes on the monitor.

> > But of course, 3d glasses would be best.

> > Achim

> > ...
> > > head away from your monitor when you turn left?  The only way I could
> see
> > > it being of any use would be if you had some sort of googles attatched
> to
> > > your head so your view of the monitor would move in relation with head
> > > movements.

> no, I haven't tried any 3d glasses on a computer. Several friends have
> commented favourable regarding the eDimensional glasses, but whenever I
have
> some money, I need to spend it on something Silvia can't detect - and have
> you ever tried hiding 3d glasses from a wife? ;-)

> Achim

> > Achim,

> > Have you tried the eDimensional 3D glasses?  They really work!  Not
> terribly
> > convincing (yes, objects appear to be near, mid, or far...but they look
> like
> > cardboard "flats"), but tons o' fun.  They work best--for me--in Mobil 1
> > Rally C'ship, where the foliage is quite close to the road...and in some
> > cases, actually brushes the windshield as you hurtle past.
(Surprisingly,
> > it does almost nothing for creeping around in the bushes in Ghost
Recon.)

> > --Steve

> > > Even if you only have a monitor, I'd say it's pretty cool, because
> > > considering that in a real racecar, most of the time you'd only use
> > moderate
> > > head-turn angles, you can easily keep your eyes on the monitor.

> > > But of course, 3d glasses would be best.

> > > Achim

> > > ...
> > > > head away from your monitor when you turn left?  The only way I
could
> > see
> > > > it being of any use would be if you had some sort of googles
attatched
> > to
> > > > your head so your view of the monitor would move in relation with
head
> > > > movements.