Thrakazog Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 Hey all :) So I'm big into Flight Sims, but can't afford the full cockpit setups and such. But I do have a good computer, a large single monitor, nice controls (stick, throttle, rudder pedals), and a track IR. I'm very happy with how it all works out. The one thing I have wished for, though, is an easier way to activate controls in the cockpit than what you can with a mouse. I've looked at the setups using a 2nd touch monitor and moving control panels there and such, but it's both costly and a bit complicated (I have no problem with complicated, but costly on the other hand). I remember when the Leap Motion device first surfaced a year or so ago. It looked nifty, lots of cool things to do with it. I went ahead and pre-ordered one, because it wasn't that expensive for what it does, especially when you compare it to the price of a Kinect. I'm not sure why it's taken so long, but today it just suddenly clicked. Forgive the "OMG", but holy cow....I'm picturing myself looking around the cockpit with my track IR, and reaching out and clicking buttons without needing a touchscreen monitor, or even having to touch (and dirty up) my screen ! Will it work as I envision ? Not sure, but I sure as heck can't wait to find out. And yes, it's precise. Here's a link so everyone can check it out. Anyone else think this might be a frugal, easy, awesome addition to the Flight Sim world ? https://www.leapmotion.com/ [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] i-5 2500k 4.1ghz, 16GB 1600mhz CL8 RAM, Nvidia GTX 690 SLI, X52 Pro
mhe Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 I have 3 Leap Motions on pre-order. Once they arrive, I will give them a thorough workout in DCS and report my findings. :) | i9 12900K | 64GB DDR5-6000 | STRIX RTX 4090 OC | LG 38GN950 38" | | Hanns-G HT225HPB | TIR 5 & Varjo Aero | Virpil Throttle & Stick | TM TPRs | You don't stop playing because you grow old, you grow old because you stop playing.
DayGlow Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 Since the release for the Leap Motion is coming up, has anyone got the dev kit and experimented with it in dcs? I think it would work simple enough with the virtual cockpit. We stil have the pointer on screen to show where we are pointing and need some simple jestures for left and right click as well as mouse wheel up and down. "It takes a big man to admit he is wrong...I'm not a big man" Chevy Chase, Fletch Lives 5800X3D - 64gb ram - RTX3080 - Windows 11
ED Team BIGNEWY Posted July 15, 2013 ED Team Posted July 15, 2013 Not tried the dev kit, but I have a leap on pre-order. I have been on the forums looking around and asking questions. Mainly will it do mouse emulation and left and right click, and the answers is yes it will so far. Looking forward to trying it out and if it works well I hope it will be a good companion from Oculus Rift when that arrives Forum rules - DCS Crashing? Try this first - Cleanup and Repair - Discord BIGNEWY#8703 - Youtube - Patch Status Windows 11, NVIDIA MSI RTX 3090, Intel® i9-10900K 3.70GHz, 5.30GHz Turbo, Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro, 64GB DDR @3200, ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming, PIMAX Crystal
boarder2 Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 I filled out an application to get a dev kit and never heard from them. We'll see what happens when they release, but it definitely seems intriguing. I'm having a hard time believing that it'll work in a way that's actually functional enough to be able to press buttons like you'd want to given the 3D space and no real visual cue as to where anything is in the cockpit but it'd be interesting to play with either way. At the very least you could make some fairly complex gestures that made it feel somewhat like you were touching stuff. iControl DCS/DCS Virtual Cockpit - Full featured iPad Cockpit - Now with Android support! A10 Virtual Cockpit Free - Free limited functionality version of iControl DCS! DCS Virtual Cockpit - Android version! Follow on Twitter for all the latest news
ED Team BIGNEWY Posted July 17, 2013 ED Team Posted July 17, 2013 I just hope it simply emulates the mouse so we can move the yellow cross in DCS and then left and right click. They have started shipping so hopefully will not have to wait to long to find out. Forum rules - DCS Crashing? Try this first - Cleanup and Repair - Discord BIGNEWY#8703 - Youtube - Patch Status Windows 11, NVIDIA MSI RTX 3090, Intel® i9-10900K 3.70GHz, 5.30GHz Turbo, Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro, 64GB DDR @3200, ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming, PIMAX Crystal
Cowboy10uk Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 I certainly think it has potential when paired up with an Occulus Rift. I'll let you know next month when mine turns up. :) Cowboy10uk [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Fighter pilots make movies, Attack pilots make history, Helicopter pilots make heros. :pilotfly: Corsair 570x Crystal Case, Intel 8700K O/clocked to 4.8ghz, 32GB Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3200 MHZ Ram, 2 x 1TB M2 drives, 2 x 4TB Hard Drives, Nvidia EVGA GTX 1080ti FTW, Maximus x Hero MB, H150i Cooler, 6 x Corsair LL120 RGB Fans And a bloody awful Pilot :doh:
DayGlow Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 I filled out an application to get a dev kit and never heard from them. We'll see what happens when they release, but it definitely seems intriguing. I'm having a hard time believing that it'll work in a way that's actually functional enough to be able to press buttons like you'd want to given the 3D space and no real visual cue as to where anything is in the cockpit but it'd be interesting to play with either way. At the very least you could make some fairly complex gestures that made it feel somewhat like you were touching stuff. I just hope it simply emulates the mouse so we can move the yellow cross in DCS and then left and right click. They have started shipping so hopefully will not have to wait to long to find out. This is what I hope would work. The yellow cross as a visual reference to where you are pointing. A left click could be as simple as breaking a plane in 3d space to emulate a button press. "It takes a big man to admit he is wrong...I'm not a big man" Chevy Chase, Fletch Lives 5800X3D - 64gb ram - RTX3080 - Windows 11
Axion Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 Pre-ordered because... it just looks so cool! Asus Z390 Code XI, i9-9900K, RAM 32 Gig Corsair Vengeance @ 3200, RTX 2080 TI FE, TIR 5, Samsung 970 EVO 1TB, HOTAS WH, ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q, HTC Vive Pro, Win 10 x64
HiJack Posted July 18, 2013 Posted July 18, 2013 I ordered a long time ago also. Anyone received the package yet?
Cowboy10uk Posted July 18, 2013 Posted July 18, 2013 I ordered a long time ago also. Anyone received the package yet? Not yet, but I have just received the email saying it has shipped. :thumbup: Not sure how long it will take to get her mind you. Cowboy10uk [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Fighter pilots make movies, Attack pilots make history, Helicopter pilots make heros. :pilotfly: Corsair 570x Crystal Case, Intel 8700K O/clocked to 4.8ghz, 32GB Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3200 MHZ Ram, 2 x 1TB M2 drives, 2 x 4TB Hard Drives, Nvidia EVGA GTX 1080ti FTW, Maximus x Hero MB, H150i Cooler, 6 x Corsair LL120 RGB Fans And a bloody awful Pilot :doh:
HiJack Posted July 18, 2013 Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) Nice! Checking mail .......... EDIT: No departing confirmation. Only mail from some promising Hot-Hookups :P Edited July 18, 2013 by HiJack
Succellus Posted July 19, 2013 Posted July 19, 2013 This seem interesting. I dont know how it will pair with Occulus Rift. But it seem promising at least with track IR. HaF 922, Asus rampage extreme 3 gene, I7 950 with Noctua D14, MSI gtx 460 hawk, G skill 1600 8gb, 1.5 giga samsung HD. Track IR 5, Hall sensed Cougar, Hall sensed TM RCS TM Warthog(2283), TM MFD, Saitek pro combat rudder, Cougar MFD.
DayGlow Posted July 19, 2013 Posted July 19, 2013 I pre ordered but I keep getting emails saying that my info isn't complete. I keep editing it and updating it, but they keep coming back. I'm a little suspicious they will cancel my order because my info was 'wrong' but really they have more pre orders than stock. "It takes a big man to admit he is wrong...I'm not a big man" Chevy Chase, Fletch Lives 5800X3D - 64gb ram - RTX3080 - Windows 11
cichlidfan Posted July 19, 2013 Posted July 19, 2013 I pre ordered but I keep getting emails saying that my info isn't complete. I keep editing it and updating it, but they keep coming back. I'm a little suspicious they will cancel my order because my info was 'wrong' but really they have more pre orders than stock. I received one of those emails about a month ago. I updated my info and have not received a repeat request. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
Cowboy10uk Posted July 19, 2013 Posted July 19, 2013 I only received one of those, didn't do anything with it as my info was correct. Might be worth contacting them just in case, but if all your info is ok. I'm sure it will be fine. Cowboy10uk [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Fighter pilots make movies, Attack pilots make history, Helicopter pilots make heros. :pilotfly: Corsair 570x Crystal Case, Intel 8700K O/clocked to 4.8ghz, 32GB Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3200 MHZ Ram, 2 x 1TB M2 drives, 2 x 4TB Hard Drives, Nvidia EVGA GTX 1080ti FTW, Maximus x Hero MB, H150i Cooler, 6 x Corsair LL120 RGB Fans And a bloody awful Pilot :doh:
cichlidfan Posted July 19, 2013 Posted July 19, 2013 Just got the 'On it's way' email. Due to arrive on Tuesday according to FedEx. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
Flim Posted July 19, 2013 Posted July 19, 2013 Let us know how it goes. I wondering about the range of hand motion...
ED Team BIGNEWY Posted July 19, 2013 ED Team Posted July 19, 2013 Also very interested to find out what it will be like, mine is on pre-order but no mail for me yet :) Forum rules - DCS Crashing? Try this first - Cleanup and Repair - Discord BIGNEWY#8703 - Youtube - Patch Status Windows 11, NVIDIA MSI RTX 3090, Intel® i9-10900K 3.70GHz, 5.30GHz Turbo, Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro, 64GB DDR @3200, ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming, PIMAX Crystal
jay43 Posted July 19, 2013 Posted July 19, 2013 Is this available yet I just placed an order and have already received an email saying my order is being processed and my Leap motion controller will be on its way soon. Hope so I hate waiting for stuff to arrive makes me board. Eagles may soar high but weasel's don't get sucked into jet engines. System Spec. Monitors: Samsung 570DX & Rift CV1 Mobo: MSI Godlike gaming X-99A CPU: Intel i7 5930K @ 3.50Ghz RAM: 32gb GPU: EVGA Nvidia GTX 980Ti VR Ready Cooling: Predator 360 Power Supply: OCZ ZX Series 80 Plus Gold Drives: Samsung SSD's 1tb, 500g plus others with OS Win10 64 bit
cichlidfan Posted July 19, 2013 Posted July 19, 2013 Is this available yet I just placed an order and have already received an email saying my order is being processed and my Leap motion controller will be on its way soon. Hope so I hate waiting for stuff to arrive makes me board. I would assume you are in the queue. Assuming they ship 'first order, first ship', it might be a little while before yours ships. I ordered mine many moons ago. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
jay43 Posted July 19, 2013 Posted July 19, 2013 I would assume you are in the queue. Assuming they ship 'first order, first ship', it might be a little while before yours ships. I ordered mine many moons ago. Ya shouldn't have said that grrr "spits dummy out throws toys from pram starts stamping feet and crying" ok temper tantrum over suppose I will just have to wait then:cry: Eagles may soar high but weasel's don't get sucked into jet engines. System Spec. Monitors: Samsung 570DX & Rift CV1 Mobo: MSI Godlike gaming X-99A CPU: Intel i7 5930K @ 3.50Ghz RAM: 32gb GPU: EVGA Nvidia GTX 980Ti VR Ready Cooling: Predator 360 Power Supply: OCZ ZX Series 80 Plus Gold Drives: Samsung SSD's 1tb, 500g plus others with OS Win10 64 bit
hopeless Posted July 19, 2013 Posted July 19, 2013 I'm really interested in leap motion, more so than Oculus Rift. fwiw it's available for pre order on amazon.co.uk for £69.99. Cheaper than buying it direct, plus there will be no customs charges for us guys in Europe. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00C66Z9ZC/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0BD077HBZ2EJMB1T72Q1&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=358549767&pf_rd_i=468294
jay43 Posted July 21, 2013 Posted July 21, 2013 I'm really interested in leap motion, more so than Oculus Rift. fwiw it's available for pre order on amazon.co.uk for £69.99. Cheaper than buying it direct, plus there will be no customs charges for us guys in Europe. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00C66Z9ZC/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0BD077HBZ2EJMB1T72Q1&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=358549767&pf_rd_i=468294 True but here in the UK I have never paid FedEx any customs charges the reason is they are trying to avoid paying it themselves as confirmed by my accountant as their invoice reads Payment for administration and handling not Customs and Revenue collection which my accountant challenged them on at which point they waved the charges on 3 occasions strange that. Eagles may soar high but weasel's don't get sucked into jet engines. System Spec. Monitors: Samsung 570DX & Rift CV1 Mobo: MSI Godlike gaming X-99A CPU: Intel i7 5930K @ 3.50Ghz RAM: 32gb GPU: EVGA Nvidia GTX 980Ti VR Ready Cooling: Predator 360 Power Supply: OCZ ZX Series 80 Plus Gold Drives: Samsung SSD's 1tb, 500g plus others with OS Win10 64 bit
Tone71 Posted July 21, 2013 Posted July 21, 2013 I'm really interested in leap motion, more so than Oculus Rift. Me too. This is the first I've heard or seen of it and it looks like it would be ideal, paired with trackir. Windows 10 Home, Intel Core i7-9700K @ 4.6GHz, Gigabyte GTX 1070 G1 Gaming (8GB VRAM) on 34" LG curved monitor @ 3440x1440, 32GB RAM, TrackIR 3 (with Vector Expansion), Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS, Saitek Combat Pedals, Thrustmaster Cougar MFDs.
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