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N3 Mirrors in GPL

6 posts by 4 people · 18 Dec 1999 - 20 Dec 1999

Aubrey 18 Dec 1999#509480
Papy, make something like the N3 mirrors- minus the rear view, and just have it levitate at the top of the screen in GPL. Wouldn't that be sweet? We could actually have some peripheral vision. Wouldn't be entirely realistic, of course, but then neither is driving with blinders on and pressing buttons to look right and left. Just my humble suggestion. Thanks for listening. -A
Schlomo4 19 Dec 1999#509621
Actually the look left/right on buttons is far more realistic. Think about it...in a 67 GP car you didnt have periphal vision aside from what you saw with your own two eyes (the mirros looked straight back for the most part). Same thing in GPL...you look left or right by pressing a button. Yea being able to just see whats there would be easier...but this is all about realism and this is as realistic as it gets right now. Chris
Aubrey 19 Dec 1999#509622
You must be some sort of android with zoom lenses for eyes and a semiautomatic pushbutton neck. >Actually the look left/right on buttons is far more realistic. Think about >it...in a 67 GP car you didnt have periphal vision aside from what you saw with >your own two eyes (the mirros looked straight back for the most part). Same >thing in GPL...you look left or right by pressing a button. Yea being able to >just see whats there would be easier...but this is all about realism and this >is as realistic as it gets right now. >Chris
john moore 20 Dec 1999#509845
: No, just someone who prefers realism. Just like the real deal, you need to "feel" the other car. JM
Aubrey 20 Dec 1999#509846
Bah! That's nonsense. In real life you can see things out of the corners of your eyes. I think it would enhance the realism to have something that simulates that. There should be a blind spot, but not nearly as big as in GPL, or any other open***pit sim to date.
Quoted text (8 lines)>: >> You must be some sort of android with zoom lenses for eyes and a >> semiautomatic pushbutton neck. >No, just someone who prefers realism. Just like the real deal, you need to >"feel" the other car. >JM
Peter Ives 20 Dec 1999#509847
writes What would have been nice would be if the look left/right was analogue, so that you could look part left/right. I would then map this to the twist control on my joystick so that as I was driving - accelerating/braking/steering left/right - I could also twist the joystick left/right to have a look at the same time - marvelous!! :-) -- Peter Ives

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