Virtual reality will change how we watch auto racing

"gettingoldercarguy" (gettingoldercarguy) 01/17/2019 at 15:03 • Filed to: None

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Sportsball is going to benefit from this early, but when it hits auto racing it’ll change fundamentally how we watch it . The sense of speed from being f ully immersed, seeing  what the driver sees in scale and perspective of how fast the corners approach and how deep they go into braking zones will alter everyone’s appreciation for the skill that so many drivers bring to the track.

I’m particularly exc ited to watch rallying. The blind crests and jumps have to be amazing in the virtual passenger seat.

Future next gen S2000 owner > gettingoldercarguy 01/17/2019 at 15:09

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I’ve done some racing VR games, gives me motion sickness. I’m out.

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > gettingoldercarguy 01/17/2019 at 15:11

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There is a little VR entertainment shoppe in the mall near where I live. I signed up to see if I could do a Nurburgring lap in a 10 minute session. I barely didn’t make it but I had the hang of it at the end (picked a car that was hard to drive well and turned off all assists)

It was a lot of fun, but for the first five minutes or so, my brain was revolting because my eyes were telling me I was moving, but my ass was not. In a real car, both my ass and eyes tell me I am moving, and I am fine with that. It took some getting used to and I developed a headache later.

So I am not sure what the solution is but I think if they can figure out how to deal with that, I am totally sold. It was pretty immersive otherwise. 

DipodomysDeserti > gettingoldercarguy 01/17/2019 at 15:11

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Isn’t one of the main points of watching sports on TV to hang out with people and drink beer?  It seems like these would take away from that. It’s like when you see people on dates and they’re both staring at the phones.

For Sweden > DipodomysDeserti 01/17/2019 at 15:13

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I’m sure that’s a main point for normies

ttyymmnn > gettingoldercarguy 01/17/2019 at 15:13

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That would be neat, but I can’t imagine sitting for three hours with that thing on my head watching an F1 race.

gettingoldercarguy > DipodomysDeserti 01/17/2019 at 15:15

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So me of it absolutely is! I watch racing to watch racing though. Just weird like that. Something that enhances my experience is welcomed. And I get funny looks when I crack open a beer to watch some racing at 6am.

facw > Future next gen S2000 owner 01/17/2019 at 15:20

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I got a VR headset yesterday. Initial impressions are good (way better than GearVR), but man Project Cars was making me queasy.

Pickup_man > gettingoldercarguy 01/17/2019 at 15:28

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One of the main reasons I don’t watch a lot of racing is that it’s kind of hard to track and follow a driver/rider because of all of the (necessary ) camera cuts to keep up with whichever person they’re trying to follow at that particular moment. Personally I think I’d enjoy racing a lot more if I got a first person view, and could pick and choose which car/bike I “ri de along” with. 

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > gettingoldercarguy 01/17/2019 at 15:36

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Assetto Corsa with my Acer WMR headset is astonishing. 10/10.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > gettingoldercarguy 01/17/2019 at 18:13

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Well I had the Vive and it gave me a headache after a half hour. I used to fly around in helicopters an d jump out of planes so it must be the eye being close to the screen etc. I sold it after a month.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 01/17/2019 at 20:02

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Most VR headaches tend to be caused by the brain trying to make sense of the fact that the eyes are telling it that you are moving but your body is saying you aren’t.