rec.autos.simulators

Have we reached the end of the road with sim racing development ???

David G Fishe

Have we reached the end of the road with sim racing development ???

by David G Fishe » Sun, 24 Mar 2002 12:01:29

I said a couple of weeks ago in one of the***pit debate threads that it would be nice if I could use the brake/gas paddles on my Ferrari wheel to look left/right. Your view would change according to how far and quickly you pulled them.

David G Fisher



    > I'll be amazed when a simulator gives us free head movement, either from a
    > virtual headset or from the mouse.

    Oooh.  Now that'd be nice...!

  I think a good system for head movment would be to have a dial on the steering wheel within easy reach of your thumb.  Rather than the rather *** and disorienting switching of views from front to side, your could control the amount of panning as necessary.  If it was on the wheel, you wouldn't have to be fumbling around for your mouse.

Tony Whitle

Have we reached the end of the road with sim racing development ???

by Tony Whitle » Mon, 25 Mar 2002 22:34:39

"David Buttery" wrote...

> <snip>
> > Had GPL sold well, we would no doubt be driving a new CART sim by
> > now. Papy had re-newed there license with Cart the same year they
> > were working on GPL. Now, we will only have Nascar which is getting
> > quite old at this time.

> ...and which is annoying like hell all us Europeans who want to turn
> right occasionally!

You should try Nascar pick up races - quite a few people there turn right
from what I hear. It does seem to annoy the other racers though ;-)

I'm not convinced by RT, doesn't seem a lot different to CMR to me and I
just don't believe a Fiat Abarth is  t h a t  difficualt to drive.

Tony Whitley


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