By fpena944 - Sat Sep 11, 2021 7:42 pm
- Sat Sep 11, 2021 7:42 pm
#103705
I've played racing games since the beginning of video games systems. I have Forza for my Xbox One and play it from time to time but never had gotten into iRacing.
Well today one of my Porsche buddies set up an event where we rented two racing simulators with full hydraulic motion capabilities. These rigs were quite impressive as they made it "almost" feel like you were racing in an actual vehicle.
We chose the 991 GT3R and selected Road Atlanta as our location for competition.
I was awful at this whole thing. First I'm used to manual shifting but this GT3 has paddle shifters so strike one against me. Strike two was not being all that familiar with Road Atlanta and unlike a traditional video game you don't have a map of the track's course sitting on the side of the screen.
Strike three and perhaps the most impactful was that somehow this rig was causing me to have motion sickness! Yeah I couldn't believe it, a video game was getting me nauseous so I kept having to look up at the ceiling periodically to "reset" my mind. But doing this caused me to drive like crap so inevitably I was one of the worst out there today.
Oh well, it was fun although my head was still spinning for a few hours afterwards. I want more but I'd rather do it with a single screen in front of me and a static chair!
Anyone else indulge?
Well today one of my Porsche buddies set up an event where we rented two racing simulators with full hydraulic motion capabilities. These rigs were quite impressive as they made it "almost" feel like you were racing in an actual vehicle.
We chose the 991 GT3R and selected Road Atlanta as our location for competition.
I was awful at this whole thing. First I'm used to manual shifting but this GT3 has paddle shifters so strike one against me. Strike two was not being all that familiar with Road Atlanta and unlike a traditional video game you don't have a map of the track's course sitting on the side of the screen.
Strike three and perhaps the most impactful was that somehow this rig was causing me to have motion sickness! Yeah I couldn't believe it, a video game was getting me nauseous so I kept having to look up at the ceiling periodically to "reset" my mind. But doing this caused me to drive like crap so inevitably I was one of the worst out there today.
Oh well, it was fun although my head was still spinning for a few hours afterwards. I want more but I'd rather do it with a single screen in front of me and a static chair!
Anyone else indulge?
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