Virtual Reality Headsets

[cleobis]

Hi, there, I was wondering if anyone ever tryed one or if anyone knows of any good ones at decent prices.

I'd like to know, because I imagine that flying with a VR headset should be the ultimate immersion!!

I've seen some at around 500eur. ($700), wich is not as expensive as I thought they would be so I'm thinking of maybe save some money and buy one... It must be great to be able to only see the cockpit of your plane and move your head just like in the real thing!!!

[Drastic]

sound interesting if u have any links please post

[jordonj]

From what I know, they're kind of choppy (if you wear glasses, you're SOL too)

You probably better have a beefy systemm

If you have the room, a projector makes for a better experience (or so I've heard...)

[cleobis]

well, I've found this :

http://www.vrealities.com/main.html

http://www.cwonline.com/store/view_cate ... ategory=15

of course the range of prices go up to a couple of thousands, but you can find some at relatively low prices.

the thing with projectors is that you will still be looking at 2d screens, and you'll still have visual noise! with vr headsets, all your field of vision is concentrated solely in the cockpit, and with a head tracker, you can move your head in the virtual cockpit and fell like in the real world!! this is what I'm thrying to achieve! with IR-tracker, you already can move your head and look around and the game will folow your movementes, now imagine this but in your entire field of view!

I'll keep looking...

[jordonj]

Try a simulator with muliple projectors...

[JBaymore]

cleobis,

Ahhhhh .......you're "addicted" too.  Stop down in the "HomeBuild Cockpits" foum.  ;)

The problem with the VR stuff is you are still clicking with a mouse .... not handling real stuff.

Nothing beats having a 3-dimensional, tangible pile of hardware sitting in front of you.... with an "out the window" view of a projection of the simulated world.  

Reach up to the glareshield projecting out from the main panel over the PFD and rotate a real knob to change the heading on the MCP... and then watch the heading bug on the real PFD change as the image out the windows tilts as the "plane" banks.

If that ain't enough...... the next thing is to add motion if you've got the bucks.  

If the almost a grand for the VR glasses doesn't immediately scare you off....... you might be able to get some significant "reality" increase and sense of immersion by building a basic simpit of some sort.

Just food for thought.  

best,

.................john

[cleobis]

thks jbaymore...yes I'm addicted

the thing is that I'd really love to have a homebuilt cockpit, but I have not the money or space to build one. I0m a student in a small apartment....

so I was thinking of some nice vr glasses to add some immersion with not a lot of euros spent, at least until I can build my own cockpit

but thks for the boost

[krazyj]

home build cockpit!!! HMMMM must be expensive

does this homebuild cockpit have a website ??

I'd like to see how other people attack the 3D problem... have been thinking about buying a projecter myself but its kinda hard in a 52M2 apartment

[cleobis]

hi, the "homebuild cockpit forum" is here at simviation. just look in the forum sections

[JBaymore]

[quote]home build cockpit!!! HMMMM must be expensive

[Chris_F]

Anyone have any experience with the eDimensions 3D glasses and FS?  They seem to be pretty popular with the sim-racing folks.  Not sure if the 3D immersion would be that impressive in a flight sim though (where everything except the cockpit is "far away".

Also, anyone use those fresnel lense things to change the aparent image depth?

[Fly2e]

Crazy J,
See what John is doing here:

http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb/ ... 1083057764

Dave

[Dan]

Hmm. Why not get a set of those gloves, Head display and a tracker? Oh, and a server to run it with! That would be good methinks!
Dan

[SaVas]

Might try eDimentional.com and look at their headset. I have their Voice buddy headphones and admittedly Im impressed with the quality and the customer service I received. I will be posting a review this weekend on their product too

[cleobis]

great savas, I'll be waiting to see that review:D