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Imagine: 1. build a box to put this in 2. paint that box a very distinct shade of something e.g. yellow 3. get a very even lighting 4. wear an Oculus Rift
by willvarfar 13y ago
Imagine:
1. build a box to put this in
2. paint that box a very distinct shade of something e.g. yellow
3. get a very even lighting
4. wear an Oculus Rift
5. have software do chroma-keying of the outside of the cockpit
6. dream about mounting it on some kind of hydrologic piston contraption..
- ronilan 13y agoOr try this: http://www.airforce.com/contact-us/recruiter-locator/ http://www.airforce.com/contact-us/recruiter-locator/ (or equivalent in your local country)
- yareally 13y agoUnfortunately, there are height restrictions on pilots in the air force (at least fighter jets, not sure about every plane) and some of us are too tall.
- MacsHeadroom 13y agoHydrolic flight simulator platforms start at about $1600 and go to about $14k (for something which can spin and roll 360°), and probably a lot less if you make them yourself.
- TrevorJ 13y agoI looked into pneumatic actuators for this a while ago, the parts are pretty reasonable, the real cost would be the time it takes to build and integrate your own motion platform.
- VLM 13y agoIf you're building a box and painting it anyway, its cheaper to paint it white and rig up some projectors. One of those "in my infinite spare time" ideas. Along with skipping the cockpit and interfacing with google streetview. Psuedo-realtime image stitching is a PITA.
- unimpressive 13y ago>"in my infinite spare time" Can we please make this a thing? I'll even share one: Rig up some arduino's to some sort of Sonar device, and use it to detect boundaries when my eyes are closed. That way I can walk around buildings blindfolded with no cane and freak people out. (And possibly actually use if I ever become blind.)