[simpits-tech] Falcon views 360?

[Marv De Beque]

I agree!

Marv

On 10/13/03 10:41 PM, "Inventmd at aol.com" <Inventmd at aol.com> wrote:

> With all this talk about Falcon 5.0 coming out, I wonder if it doesn't make
> sense to discuss our wish lists out loud.
> 
> I think the biggest detraction from realism of any flight simulation is the
> inability to look at the scenery around you.  Whether it be multiple monitor
> support, or headmounted video goggles that pan around cockpit slaved to head
> movements, my two cents is that this issue receive some attention.
> 
> Perhaps the Falcon community could come to some sort of agreement in terms of
> the ideal algorithm for displaying the environment as close as 360 degrees as
> possible.
> 
> Perhaps the easiest is the headmounted goggle system with some sort of
> tracking device.  This would be similar to the padlock view but with the
> visual 
> display tracking in Synchrony with head movements rather than panning about
> using 
> the arrow keys.
> 
> It would be nice to have Falcon support for scalable multiple monitor views.
> Specifically, support for a minimum of four monitors would be required:
> front, left, right, above. (And a 5th to check six) Scalability (or zoom)
> would be 
> important so that everything could be adjusted for different monitor sizes at
> different distances (or video projector scenarios).  In other words, for those
> with four projectors and large rooms, it might be nice for the left view
> display to merge and even overlap into the front view display and the "above
> view" 
> display.  For those no space and small monitors, one might need to scale the
> picture down to get the appropriate field of view for the monitor position --
> and certainly not overlap.
> 
> There are some incredibly smart people on this forum-so I figure maybe we can
> get your smarts into the project.
> 
> John Li
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