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Birdly – An attempt to fly with Oculus Rift [video]
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#32Has anyone made a bird simulator game? I would pay money for a game that simulates the life of a peregrine falcon or golden eagle. It just seems like it would be incredible fun control a bird of prey chasing down a pigeon.
Re: Birdly – An attempt to fly with Oculus Rift [video]
#33The best (and only) flying simulation I've ever experienced was on a ride at California Adventure, which was built inside a warehouse. Riders were locked into a seat (rows of about 6) and a projector turns on. Wind starts blowing, as the scenery changes below you. My favourite part of it though was when they tilted the seats back and forth, simulating g-force. Would love to see one of these happen for Oculus Rift, al…
I love this attraction. They have a duplicate at Epcot in Orlando called "Soarin'". I think an Oculus-concept could also be implemented for "Mission Space", which already simulates g-forces by way of centripetal force.
Mission space. OMG I was so sick after that ride. I really didn't know what I was letting myself in for.
Re: Birdly – An attempt to fly with Oculus Rift [video]
#34I love the fan at the front. What a great touch. I wonder though if this can be done without hydraulics and based purely on a balanced board. So to dive you'd shift forward, the board will tilt and you'll get a sensation of diving. Or will this be too counter-intuitive to control?
I think the problem with that is that, as far as I know, birds use their limbs to control their flight, so the Birdly setup makes sense to me. Kind of inching my body forward or backward on a platform doesn't seem like it would give the right feeling. And how would you pull out of a sharp dive? I'm just imagining someone strapped into this thing face down and tilted way forward, and being kinda stuck there.
ok look, you wouldn't feel the Gees but its already looking fun.
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#36I'm surprised no one has mentioned the cost. I read somewhere they spent around $150,000 to create this. I thought that was extremely costly, but I don't know anything about this kind of stuff, so I'd like to see what you guys think.
Seems really costly; you can buy an KUKA industrial robot arm to use as a motion simulator for $50,000:
http://hackedgadgets.com/2010/08/12/kuka-robot-arm-turned-in...
Re: Birdly – An attempt to fly with Oculus Rift [video]
#37I'm surprised no one has mentioned the cost. I read somewhere they spent around $150,000 to create this. I thought that was extremely costly, but I don't know anything about this kind of stuff, so I'd like to see what you guys think.
Source?
Re: Birdly – An attempt to fly with Oculus Rift [video]
#38I'm surprised no one has mentioned the cost. I read somewhere they spent around $150,000 to create this. I thought that was extremely costly, but I don't know anything about this kind of stuff, so I'd like to see what you guys think.
Source?
Top comment on a reddit link:
"They paid 110.000 CHF (=$123 971,65) for that simulator/demo."
http://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/21ljff/worlds_first_...
Re: Birdly – An attempt to fly with Oculus Rift [video]
#39Do those motors on the "wings" actually simulate air resistance? For example would it be harder to push down on them coming out of a dive? I guess you could also simulate updrafts and downdrafts, maybe gliding on thermals like an eagle or vulture.
I wondered the same thing. Glad to see someone else asked first. I bet that would increase the realism a lot.