Motorsports by Jens “McGonigle” Lindblad Air Combat by Tom “WKLINK” Cofield Back To Page 2 Land Combat Simulations by Guest Writer “Adlabs6” Introduction NaturalPoint’s TrackIR 5 is the latest version of the popular head tracking peripheral, boasting improved specs on several points over previous models. My use of TrackIR in writing this review was my first experience […]
Land Combat by “Adlabs6” Air Combat by Tom “WKLINK” Cofield Back To Page 1 Motorsports Simulations by Jens “McGonigle” Lindblad Introduction Owning a TrackIR 3:PRO with Vector Expansion, I was more than a little interested in trying out Track IR 5, to learn how it would acquit itself in comparison with the older version. I have to […]
Introduction Recently, NaturalPoint released their latest iteration in the TrackIR series. Immediately, simmers asked the question, “Is it worth upgrading from my version of TrackIR?” and “Will I see a difference in my favorite simulation?” For NaturalPoint’s response to our technical questions, read Technology Editor, Joe Keefe’s Interview with TrackIR’s Product Manager, Seth Steiling. For our product review, we asked […]
Back To Page 3 Improving the Breed Features and fixes Logitech should build Into the next G2x Give the wheel-mounted buttons a unique tactile feel. Provide shape or texture variation in the button faces, such as Braille-style pips, to give each a unique tactile feel. Also, keep their location far enough from the wheel rim to […]
Review: Logitech G27 Racing Controller Back To Page 2 Driver’s Assessment To establish the veracity of the G27’s pedigree, I tried the wheel out with a variety of racing titles: rFactor (using 1970 World Sports Car Championship 1.0, ILMS 2.77P, and PCC 2007 mods), Race ‘07 (WTCC ’07 and Radical SR3) and Richard Burns Rally. I tried the G27 withGT5 Prologue on […]
Back To Page 1 G27 Unique Product Features More Buttons On The Wheel A common critique of the G25 was that despite offering a total of 10 programmable buttons and an 8-way D-pad, only two of those buttons were placed on the wheel itself. The other buttons afforded great programmability, but required you to take […]
A SimHQ exclusive on the just-announced product by Chunx Introduction Darwin theorized that the process of evolution would cause a species to refine itself over time, with stronger, more effective traits advancing while weaker or ineffective traits were killed off. That theory also holds true in the computer gaming industry — so long as you accept […]
Using the Black Magic Intensity Pro Capture Card by Chuck “Magnum” Ankenbauer Introduction I get asked quite a lot how I capture screenshots and video clips from the Xbox 360 console system. In this brief article I’m going to cover some of the basics for anyone interested in taming the technology. Personal Computers Most everyone […]
Back To Page 3 Upper Panel Shroud With the basic cockpit put together, let’s begin installing the upper panel shroud. It comes with mounting hardware, supports, left and right panels and forward panel. I installed the supports and top panel. The forward and right side panels. The left side panel, keyboard, and the lower […]
Back To Page 2 Adding Controllers If you know anything about me, I’m a tinkerer. I don’t know of any twelve-step program for my sickness, and if there were a program, I’m not sure I’d attend the meetings. In my old cockpit I had the CH Throttle Quadrant on the left in front of […]
Back To Page 1 Cockpit Assembly As a result of spiraling-upward material costs, the cockpit materials are made in China. To ensure quality control, Kurt inspects each and every piece before it ships to the customer. As an example of Kurt’s quality control, Kurt showed me a seat that had a very minor scratch […]
Pit Building at a Surprisingly Economical Price by Ken “531 Ghost” King I’ve been tinkering with my homebrew, all-purpose cockpit for years now. I’ve been looking for just the right set-up for my home where it’s nice and comfy all year round. With the SCS FX, I’ve found it. For this review, I will be […]
