jaynometry
simulation mode II
283/365
I've got my nerd glasses on - this has been what's keeping me busy for the past couple of weeks. After messing around and sourcing out parts, arranging and rearranging, I finally have a set-up that I'm happy with. Now I can go to the track any day of the year without burning up expensive tires haha.
All these things work in tandem to provide an immersive experience, particularly with F1 2012. That game is actually what prompted me to build this rig, and not GT5.
GT5's career mode is very shallow and it left me disconnected with the game. All it was about to me was collecting cars, finding the perfect "tune" for those cars and mastering a couple of tracks. F1's career mode forces you to have a relationship with EACH track that you race on, even the ones you hate! It forces you to study every corner, every chicane and every brake point until you've memorized it. It gives you a 45 minute practice session to start off a weekend, then comes a 20 minute qualifying, then comes the race (which is usually 20 laps). You have to strategize your pit stops and the tire compounds you'll use. And let's face it, where else am I gonna share a track with Hamilton, Massa, Vettel, Kimi and Alonso? On a bigger scale, in which lifetime will I share a track with them and actually be faster? In my rig of course!
The rig consists of:
- Playseat Evolution
- Logitech G27
- 40" LCD TV (1080P, 120hz)
- Buttkicker Gamer 2
- Logitech Z623
- PS3
simulation mode II
283/365
I've got my nerd glasses on - this has been what's keeping me busy for the past couple of weeks. After messing around and sourcing out parts, arranging and rearranging, I finally have a set-up that I'm happy with. Now I can go to the track any day of the year without burning up expensive tires haha.
All these things work in tandem to provide an immersive experience, particularly with F1 2012. That game is actually what prompted me to build this rig, and not GT5.
GT5's career mode is very shallow and it left me disconnected with the game. All it was about to me was collecting cars, finding the perfect "tune" for those cars and mastering a couple of tracks. F1's career mode forces you to have a relationship with EACH track that you race on, even the ones you hate! It forces you to study every corner, every chicane and every brake point until you've memorized it. It gives you a 45 minute practice session to start off a weekend, then comes a 20 minute qualifying, then comes the race (which is usually 20 laps). You have to strategize your pit stops and the tire compounds you'll use. And let's face it, where else am I gonna share a track with Hamilton, Massa, Vettel, Kimi and Alonso? On a bigger scale, in which lifetime will I share a track with them and actually be faster? In my rig of course!
The rig consists of:
- Playseat Evolution
- Logitech G27
- 40" LCD TV (1080P, 120hz)
- Buttkicker Gamer 2
- Logitech Z623
- PS3