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The Bugeye Race Car Simulator is a different take on conventional racing car simulators. Rather than create the immersion experience with multiple panels, there is a single screen that creates a virtual 3-D display in front of the “driver”.
The manufacturer’s explanation paints a clearer picture:
The Bugeye display utilizes a patented display technology creating a virtual image, focused at infinity, providing a perceived 3D field of view without the use of goggles. Bugeye achieves this by using commercially available off the shelf lenses and LCD panels. The Bugeye display creates an immersive surround view some 20 feet in front of the viewer’s eye. It is similar to looking out of a window.
There are a number of things that I like about the Bugeye technology. For starters, the 3D effect is accomplished with lenses rather than with goggles, which make it immersive without cutting the person off from the world around them. That being said, I have not actually put myself in front of one of the screens to see how realistically the effect is achieved.
Secondly, it is compatible with a whole range of games. The drawback to a lot of purpose-built simulators is that they run proprietary software; while this often means that you get the most out of the hardware, it can really drive the cost up. Think of how much time and effort goes into producing a realistic simulator. Next, consider the size of the market that it is being released into; you get the idea.
The Bugeye Race Car Simulator is game technology, but it is high-end game technology and it is adaptable. The physics in racing games provide a reasonable approximation to what might happen on the track. Add an immersive display and some racing style seating and surround sound and you get pretty close to the real thing; albeit minus the heat, noise and omnipresent threat of death.
Price: $9000, more with options[Bugeye via Bornrich]
Tags: expensive, Gaming, simulator, VR
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