▲ 1121 ▼ Flight sim people are on another level (startrek.website) submitted 2 years ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website [M] to c/memes@lemmy.world 157 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] db2@lemmy.world 112 points 2 years ago (6 children) All that hardware and then just.. a chair. permalink fedilink source hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] AverageGoob@lemmy.world 47 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not to mention the Ikea table. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Venator@lemmy.nz 23 points 2 years ago They're probably saving up to build a motion simulation rig. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ramble81@lemm.ee 25 points 2 years ago (1 child) And only one monitor too. Would have expected 3-4 to give a better view. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (2 children) VR headset would be best view but then they couldn't see all the fancy controls around them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ramble81@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Even better if they could do it with AR. Then they could blend the controls with the view. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agitatedpotato@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I love ar in flight sims, moving your head to move the camera view across the huge amount of instruments is so nice when youve got hands on the stick and throtle and both feet in the rudder pedals. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 6 points 2 years ago Depends on the sim. A good example would be Elite Dangerous. Buy the right HOTUS, put it in the right place, and when you don the headset, you see the controls you have. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Luci@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 years ago Yeah you ain't gonna be buying a plane if you're using the cheapest office chair you found at a thrift store. Unless this is to help save up for said plane. Let's leave the chair out of this! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago No neon trim and no cup holder even. Probably the kind of guy that wants to fight you if you call a flight Sim a game. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is exactly what I was looking at. What the hell is with that? Guy probably could have purchased an entire office worth of chairs with the money he spent on all that gear.... He didn't even bother to get one decent chair? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Landmammals@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago That's money he could have spent on more buttons and panels. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PapaStevesy@midwest.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, because, as we all know, real pilots don't use chairs... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) They were making the point that it looks like a chair you would pick up for free on the side of the road as part of a multi thousand dollar flight sim permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PapaStevesy@midwest.social -2 points 2 years ago They were making the point That's debatable. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AverageGoob@lemmy.world 47 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not to mention the Ikea table. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Venator@lemmy.nz 23 points 2 years ago They're probably saving up to build a motion simulation rig. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Venator@lemmy.nz 23 points 2 years ago They're probably saving up to build a motion simulation rig. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 25 points 2 years ago (1 child) And only one monitor too. Would have expected 3-4 to give a better view. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (2 children) VR headset would be best view but then they couldn't see all the fancy controls around them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ramble81@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Even better if they could do it with AR. Then they could blend the controls with the view. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agitatedpotato@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I love ar in flight sims, moving your head to move the camera view across the huge amount of instruments is so nice when youve got hands on the stick and throtle and both feet in the rudder pedals. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 6 points 2 years ago Depends on the sim. A good example would be Elite Dangerous. Buy the right HOTUS, put it in the right place, and when you don the headset, you see the controls you have. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (2 children) VR headset would be best view but then they couldn't see all the fancy controls around them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ramble81@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Even better if they could do it with AR. Then they could blend the controls with the view. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agitatedpotato@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I love ar in flight sims, moving your head to move the camera view across the huge amount of instruments is so nice when youve got hands on the stick and throtle and both feet in the rudder pedals. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 6 points 2 years ago Depends on the sim. A good example would be Elite Dangerous. Buy the right HOTUS, put it in the right place, and when you don the headset, you see the controls you have. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Even better if they could do it with AR. Then they could blend the controls with the view. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agitatedpotato@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I love ar in flight sims, moving your head to move the camera view across the huge amount of instruments is so nice when youve got hands on the stick and throtle and both feet in the rudder pedals. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] agitatedpotato@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I love ar in flight sims, moving your head to move the camera view across the huge amount of instruments is so nice when youve got hands on the stick and throtle and both feet in the rudder pedals. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 6 points 2 years ago Depends on the sim. A good example would be Elite Dangerous. Buy the right HOTUS, put it in the right place, and when you don the headset, you see the controls you have. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Luci@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 years ago Yeah you ain't gonna be buying a plane if you're using the cheapest office chair you found at a thrift store. Unless this is to help save up for said plane. Let's leave the chair out of this! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago No neon trim and no cup holder even. Probably the kind of guy that wants to fight you if you call a flight Sim a game. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is exactly what I was looking at. What the hell is with that? Guy probably could have purchased an entire office worth of chairs with the money he spent on all that gear.... He didn't even bother to get one decent chair? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Landmammals@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago That's money he could have spent on more buttons and panels. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Landmammals@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago That's money he could have spent on more buttons and panels. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PapaStevesy@midwest.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, because, as we all know, real pilots don't use chairs... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) They were making the point that it looks like a chair you would pick up for free on the side of the road as part of a multi thousand dollar flight sim permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PapaStevesy@midwest.social -2 points 2 years ago They were making the point That's debatable. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) They were making the point that it looks like a chair you would pick up for free on the side of the road as part of a multi thousand dollar flight sim permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PapaStevesy@midwest.social -2 points 2 years ago They were making the point That's debatable. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PapaStevesy@midwest.social -2 points 2 years ago They were making the point That's debatable. permalink fedilink source parent
