VR DEMO FOR OCULUS and VIVE

[jwflowersii]

Wags,

 

I was enjoying my VR experience the other night with the F/A-18C and was thinking it would be good marketing to do a VR experience that Oculus and Vive users could download for free and ride along on a flight with carrier launches/recovery, ariel refueling, and maybe a bombing run. It's such a cool experience. Plus it would be neat to share my missions with friends.

[David OC]

While we are here, it would be great if one of the pilots you know had a 360 VR Camera and recorded some carrier ops so I can watch that also in VR.;) Someone really needs to do this seriously.... Combine it with the DCS demo above.

[SkateZilla]

One Could Render a 360º Video, but it would not be left Eye/Right Eye.

Well they could shift the viewports slightly left, record the large 360 Video, and then shift viewport to the right and record another for the right eye, then combine them and have a 360° Left / Right Eye using Over/Under Rendering (One Eye's 360 Morphed Camera is on top , the other is on bottom of a large 4K Video File)

 

For Example there is this, but it's not in 3D.

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=203222&highlight=360

 

The Best option is to save the track and have them replay it w/ their headset on.

Edited July 25, 2018 by SkateZilla

[Arrow_FP]

Neat VR track

 

On this topic, we made a quick VR demo to be used at the Thrustmaster booth during Airventure Oshkosh 2018. We baked in the music and comms to the track file so the viewer could experience what the slot pilot was seeing and hearing. It's unfortunate, but once DCS updates to a non compatible version from this track, you will no longer be able to view it.

 

This was created in DCS Open Beta Version 2.5.2.19682 (7/20/2018)

 

It's a flight of four F-15s flying a 5 minute formation aerobatic routine at sunset in and around low broken clouds. The visuals are quite stunning.

 

The Track file can be downloaded here:

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F97rHC8rIyEzYoUNRxMWGZ9Vaaus_lf-/view?usp=sharing

 

Does anyone know of a way to play a track file once DCS updates to a new version that breaks compatability? This is a fun ride and it will be a shame to lose it forever once the software updates.

[jwflowersii]

On this topic, we made a quick VR demo to be used at the Thrustmaster booth during Airventure Oshkosh 2018. We baked in the music and comms to the track file so the viewer could experience what the slot pilot was seeing and hearing. It's unfortunate, but once DCS updates to a non compatible version from this track, you will no longer be able to view it.

 

This was created in DCS Open Beta Version 2.5.2.19682 (7/20/2018)

 

It's a flight of four F-15s flying a 5 minute formation aerobatic routine at sunset in and around low broken clouds. The visuals are quite stunning.

 

The Track file can be downloaded here:

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F97rHC8rIyEzYoUNRxMWGZ9Vaaus_lf-/view?usp=sharing

 

Does anyone know of a way to play a track file once DCS updates to a new version that breaks compatability? This is a fun ride and it will be a shame to lose it forever once the software updates.

 

Very cool, what was the response from viewers?

[Arrow_FP]

Very cool, what was the response from viewers?

 

Well I would have to say disbelief was the most common response. Being at EAA Airventure, the most common observer came from real world aviation and not simulators. Most didn't even know that this kind of technology was anywhere near the realism level that it is. Then they always asked "how much does a set up like this cost?". I'd answer, "take a guess, how much do you think?" To that they would answer, anywhere between $10,000 and $65,000. Oddly, people liked the $65k number, it was a common guess. But, the most impressive response was from Kujo. He flew that slot jet in the demo but he doesn't have VR and had never seen DCS in VR. His face was priceless while he watched that demo in VR for the first time. He took off the HMD after the flight with tears in his eyes (he'll deny that part) and his words were simply... "umm.... f*&K Yes!"

[jwflowersii]

Well I would have to say disbelief was the most common response. Being at EAA Airventure, the most common observer came from real world aviation and not simulators. Most didn't even know that this kind of technology was anywhere near the realism level that it is. Then they always asked "how much does a set up like this cost?". I'd answer, "take a guess, how much do you think?" To that they would answer, anywhere between $10,000 and $65,000. Oddly, people liked the $65k number, it was a common guess. But, the most impressive response was from Kujo. He flew that slot jet in the demo but he doesn't have VR and had never seen DCS in VR. His face was priceless while he watched that demo in VR for the first time. He took off the HMD after the flight with tears in his eyes (he'll deny that part) and his words were simply... "umm.... f*&K Yes!"

 

That's awesome! VR is like the first 3D graphics cards experience when I was younger. It opened up a whole new world. The pixel density is my most pressing upgrade, field of view second, and then some way of interacting with objects via your hands. Once they get those items solved, I believe VR will skyrocket in the way gaming consoles did. The cost of hardware is a limiting factor, but I believe foveated rendering with eye tracking will reduce the hardware requirements for higher pixel densities.

 

With all that being said, as a former pilot myself the possibilities are endless in training scenarios, procedures, and just all out fun factor. If DCS can get ATC, real world weather, and the whole earth as a base, this series can take off. Not only in flight simulations, but other simulations such as ships and ground combat. The PBR is the best I've seen in any simulator and closest to real-world lighting. I've ejected multiple times, just to land and walk around the environment.

 

Although, adding some rocks and grass would be nice, and some missions to rescue a downed pilot participating in escape and evasion!