A spaceship in the basement
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ต.ค. 2015
- Elite: Dangerous - spaceship simulator with 3 projectors
Projectors: 2 x BenQ TH681 Full HD 3D DLP (sides), 1x BenQ TH682ST (middle)
Touch-Interface: Selfbulit dashboard with 5 Roccat Power Grids on Treckstor Ventos 10.1 Surftabs
Touch-Monitor: View Sonic TD2420
Voice-Interface: VoiceAttack Software mit Voice-Feedback (not in use in this video)
Headtracker: TrackIR (not in use in the video)
Gesture control: LeapMotion Controller
HOTAS Joystick: Saitek X52 Pro
Keyboard: SteelSeries Apex Gaming Keyboard
Grafik: Crossfire 2x Sapphire RADEON R9 290 Tri-X OC, connected with AMD Eyefinity, Resolution 5760 x 1080
Sound: Logitech z 5500 5.1
Event-listener and macro editor: Autohotkey
Links in the video:
Die Friedrich Nix Show: / doctordigital
Deutsches ED Forum: www.elitedangerous.de
My Roccat Power Grids: www.roccat.org/de-DE/Products/... - เกม
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leave it to a German to build a spaceship sim in his basement....
I'm surprised it wasn't a real one. I expect better from German engineering! 8)
Btw, if you're really interested in such things, this video is amazing re what it shows about the tech developed before the digital age:
th-cam.com/video/-EQqfxiGgd8/w-d-xo.html
So this is what German Engineers do in their free time.
I actually was thinkind about something like that since i played Aces of the Pacific in the 90´s!
Sadly i could not afford all the studd i would need yet.
For me it would be X3 Terran Conflict, must be awesome to fight pirates, Xenon and Khaak Clusters with such a set.
That game even includes near earth sectors, but only in space, when you come too close to a planet you die.
Hmm, B5 mod would be awesome, going to war with a Whitestar or even Starfury.... with that kind of set, mindblowing.
nazi*
derp
@@borgri5871 WTF is that supposed to mean?
Lol, literally the first thing that went through my head when I saw your comment was the derpy guns on a WWII German Battleship...
Then I realized that this thread isn't a conversation about German Battleships in the game, World of Warships...
You trying to bait some rage with that comment? Perhaps elaborate a bit more or someone may misunderstand.
Imagine his wife going: "This is ridiculous i can't believe i let you do this and now you want me to try it... oh... wait.. show me that boost again.."
This guy is definitely single.. And is also a great advertisement for being single 🤔
@@stonehengemaca I highly doubt that. Man has his own house, likely a very good job, wife and kids, but the kids are in college or something, and now he’s had all this time on his hands to make something like this.
My dad built a mini driving range (golf practice shit) in his basement when all of us 5 kids finally left the house. Shit costed like 20k
@@TVNDRA Hah cool ✊ was just a joke fellow 👍
@@stonehengemaca ope.🤔
The Driving range is still sick nasty though 😎
@@TVNDRA Follow though, keep your eyes on the ball..... and follow through
You don't need a VR headset, when you are inside the VR headset...
Pretty amazing. Lots of work! I wish the game was up to par with all that
But imagine this with proper AR 🤯
vr headset would be cheaper, easier and would yield better in-game performance at things like combat.
@@companyoflosers But then you wouldn't have real hands on control. The thing with AR is that you can use and see the complicated button boxes and control panels in a VR environment. Best of both worlds
@@FullFledged2010 my vr setup still has a hotas setup. I even bought one specifically with the same button layout as the in-game one.
To future generations:
If you guys have a time machine there, go back in time and give the guy a real spaceship already
That will destroy the timeline... can't be done sadly
No time travel...ever. If so we would obviously already know about it unless it's a forward only prospect and indeed we are waiting on technology and a greater understanding of the universe. Same for aliens, we would already know unless FTL is indeed impossible in which case we are all of us on our own little islands separated by a sea vaster than the mind can truly fathom.
@@KonichiWawa Well we see time distortion every day as with GPS system. So forward is certainly possible.
@@KonichiWawa About aliens - why you decide we must know anything? It is possibly to write whole books of misc forms of live which can travel everywhere even with almost our “slow’ technologies (e.g. robots to which was loaded consciousness or they can be immortal and time for them means nothing), but more likely they are just much more developed and we for them like ants, maybe else one out billions form of ants.
@@juliap.5375 I wish you were right Julie I really do. I consider myself an eternal optimist but I would be ignoring the reality of physics. It takes too long to travel between different solar systems. You can reply "What about ..." the thing is if you really look at it the idea of interstellar travel isn't such a problem if you look at our progress but the issue is how easy it is for civilizations to wiped out. Ours could be gone within the timespan of minutes or even repeatedly reduced over and over again.
I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt on us developing some means of artificial gravity. An astronaut who spent a year in space was so gravely affected. He even had developed an issue with his blood flowing backwards in certain parts of his body.
The shit dudes do just to escape their wives. Congratulations, bro. You win.
lmao
I built a woodshop in the garage. To each their own.
Who wants to escape their wife? My wife is awesome.
@@Rhythmicons A little distance is healthy.
@@devendietrich3445 Let's be real. The overbearing, nagging wife cliche has ancient roots. A lot of guys complain about it but secretly like that shit lol. Don't ask me about my man cave lol.
Help... I can't find my jaw. Great setup you've got there my friend.
Jaw? He got eaten by that titan.
Very impressive! Lots of people mentioning VR in here but I feel like setting this up is half the fun!
I can see this game being great to play in a gaming pod with all the lights and buttons done up like a cockpit. Battletech/Mechwarrior used this concept back in the 80's.
This is both enviable and inspirational. Thanks for sharing your thinking, planning and construction with us.
This just doesn't get old! Love it! Well done my friend.
The video gave a kind of a perspective of everything and almost how it must feel like to sit there.
Very cool.
That is so cool! Just a shame ED can't be told that the side-screens are actually angled to be beside the pilot and hence wrap the cockpit around; that would be the best!
+Michael Werle YES!!!
+Michael Werle There's a option to leave them on so the camera doesn't switch, i used it with a Occulus Rift.
We need more home builds like this! this truly amazing!
I've always dreamed having a set up like this. I hope someday! Love this man. Someday in the future maybe this will be a reality!
Wow what an awesome setup. The experience must be out of this world. Looks incredible.
Whatt an impressive setup. I admire your creative talents and technical know-how in constructing this amazing simulator!
Imagine having 3 4K AMOLED panels instead of the projectors and having them set up in mosaic
imagine all the burn in
@@born2biscuit after 5-7 years
Imagine just using a VR headset and putting yourself in the game, and not just looking at flat screens. Not to mention saving money.
@@udalix true
@@udalix ED is fantastic in VR, but I find it can get tiring to wear it on my head for long play sessions, and harder to go from HOTAs to keyboard if you dont have an expensive enough stick that has the inputs (like me) -- both have ups and downs
Mucking Fagic!
Love the blue Danube docking music, reminds me of 29 years ago!
Actually, 53 years ago, as Stanley Kubrik's 2001 A Space Odyssey movie came out in 1968. th-cam.com/video/0ZoSYsNADtY/w-d-xo.html
@@CARILYNF I know, but their use of the blue danube is directly related to 2001. Not nitpicking, but giving a reference.
Dude, you are amazing. I hope you are still having a lot of fun with this setup.
Oh my God that's a sick setup!! I really like to watch what you crazy people do with your time and money. Nicely done!! :D
This is the coolest fucking thing I've seen in a while... I would never leave the "ship", fantastic work!! Five years later, what changes, if any, have you made??? :)
If he had an environmental projection system, projecting onto a seamless, curved wall, this would be even more mind-blowing.
how can we create a curved wall?
2 years after vid goes up and still just discovered for the first time. You make my Vive look archaic in comparison. Outstanding work, CMDR o7
It's amazing how many video game franchises have survived since the very early 1980s.
Movies and books wish they could maintain a franchise that long.
This is insane! Coolest thing I have seen all day! Thanks for sharing!
Can you do a video of you dogfighting with this? It is so awesome!!
Every now and then I'm reminded that I'm only play acting at being a true gamer. Serious props, Commander! The latter part of the video even made me nostalgic for Frontier: First Encounters, the literal "Gateway" to my 25-year Elite addiction.
I want to have the time, money, and skills to build this. Beautiful, good job.
5 Jahre später und immer noch erstaunlich wie klasse du das damals schon hinbekommen hast. Wäre ja ne perfekte Männer Höhle für mich wenn man noch ein kleines Tonstudio unterkriegen würde.
as a fellow German: Nvidia cards are capable of correcting the perspective of your side screens, this can be set up in the graphics card driver ... Viel Spass!
This video was inspiring. What an incredible set-up...
Glorious, i remember this as a child back in the 80s and yes i have this game, not the setup though, incredible
And here I am just wearing a vr headset and having my body being placed inside the spaceship with the ability to naturally look around.
I use a VR headset too, this setup has some very clear advantages though, having nothing on your head and an unlimited FOV for starters, and a huge interactable panel.
Holy crap this is AMAZING! I find myself wanting to take this for a flight
Wow. I am absolutely impressed. That had to take a lot of hard work. Good job and thanks for sharing. These are the kinds of videos I love to find on TH-cam. I can't wait to watch your other vids now. I'm glad I saw this first so I know what's going on.. Haha
Very nice! I would probably have wanted to find a way to improve the ergonomics of using the overhead touch-screen from a seated position, but that is genuinely the only thing I can think of that could be improved. I'm very impressed with how little distortion there is between the three panels, i.e. straight lines look a lot more straight than I would have expected from such a setup. A much belated congratulations on crafting such a fantastic space sim rig!
Extendable arm holder (or what it's called like). Easy as that. 😉 Here you go 💁
Hello! The autumn has begun and I moved my 3 projector setup to the basement. Because of a more solid construction there, I was able to add some very cool features and to strengthen the immersion. The video is divided in several parts. Just take a look :-)
- part 1: description of the current construction and new features 0:00
- part 2: a short fly around Kobayashi city, including a live demo of the new features 2:18
- part 3: a short look at my point of view, just to admire the additional dashboards in action 4:34
- part 4: an automatic docking sequence from a total point of view, including a special music background 5:33
+Markus B. How much does something like this cost??!
Alan Nick
The costs are lower than estimated by some websites for my smaller built last year (they estimated 3000 Euros), because whenever it was possible, I took used components. It´s easier to obtain than many people expect, but You have to spend a lot of time do built it. But that´s my hobby...more than to play the game.
Markus B. Well it is truly a great feat! and I will have to make one of these some day as my envy is off the walls!
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+Markus B. That's awesome! Are those touch screens in front directly linked to the game? If so, how'd you pull that off? And do you think you'll ever move to a curved projection screen to get rid of those edges?
dont no why am here 6 years later but damn david you are a mad genius that is epic
You know it's good tech when it's still impressing 6 years later. The only "upgrade" I can see if you built that today, aside from newer PC and projectors of course, would be to have a curved "screen" as GPU's have gotten much better at perspective correction. Very cool setup!
@@Cyba_IT am with you on that brother would be epic to see it upgraded i want rumble function on seat
@@checodogface Yeah man, that'd be cool af
Thankyou for sharing, especially the original music as someone who started out on elite on the ZX speccy and an Amstrad it was also a timemachine to my childhood. Thx
Schön das ganze mal aus deiner Perspektive zu sehen :) Echt super was du dir da zusammen gebastelt hast. Und der Schluss des Videos: Episch :)
you're living the dream my friend...
Damn, why am I now being recommended this!
@Sinister Squirrel Because Elite Dangerous.
@@musselflash2062 lmfao
Congratulations Markus, that's a spectacular bit of DIY. Personally, I struggle to find time to put up shelves.
Bravo, Sir! Your setup looks fantastic, makes me wish I had the space for such a creation.
Played Elite on BBC when it was new and I was 8 or 9 up to 13 or 14 and reached deadly rank.
I've been imagining for years what a remake would look like and I'm not disappointed. Except for my skill, that is.
I'm currently playing on a 32 inch 1080 screen with a 20 year old Sidewinder Pro joystick from Microsoft and am loving it. You however, have taken it to the next level!
Thanks for sharing.
+deadbrad You play with the old Sidewinder Pro? That is epic^^ Fly safe, Cmdr!
If I had a setup like this then I would literally be "Living in the basement"😅
@Kori Sterling Geil 🤣👍
Amazing work m8, respect, Im playing with my DK2 and H.O.T.A.S.
elite dangerous on the Valve index is utterly unbelievably beautiful if you haven't tried it in actual VR OMG
Or, as fully immersed into reality experience, instead of entirely virtual. Like this guy.
impressive how much effort was put into this. very cool!
I don't have a wife or girlfriend to keep me from buying all the stuff I am inspired to buy from watching this video.
Did you bought all this stuff? Or found wife which explained to you where is your place in house? ;D
now that is impressive. I will never leave the basement.
Basement gang
Amazing..... especially the C64 docking music ..... that was my Elite right there - nice one - great set up - would be interesting to see the original on there too 👍
Pretty freakin' awesome! Wish there was a warp scene and a battle scene, but this is so cool! I'm quite envious!
Come build one in my basement...i have the space.
I probably wouldn't leave this seat tbh
Theres a whole world out there? Why waste it in front of a silly game. No matter how good it is?
Can't believe, that's new level man ! Awesome job !
This blows me away, what a fantastic setup!
This is the dopest thing I've seen on the Internet in a LOOOOOOOONG time. I want to do the same thing....but for Star Citizen.
Still waiting on Star Citizen? lol
@@PantherU Maybe it will be a game in another 4 years?
The japanese are plotting to build a bigger gaming spaceship in an even larger basement as we speak 🚀💺
And it's even deeper in the ground!
Thank-you for posting that original C64 docking tune!! Not heard that in years :))))))
Holy shit, you went all in. This is beautiful.
One thing is missing though: a MP3 player to play STEPPENWOLF's "Magic Carpet Ride" during blastoff.
This looks incredible but at the same time i wouldn’t want to be *that* immersed simply because combat or tense situations would be TERRIFYING
Just speaking of my VR and SimPit experience in DCS (Digital Combat Simulator). I dont get pumped on adrenaline like in say a horror game like Alien Isolation. Its more like getting calmer as soon as combat starts. I´ve heard this from a lot of other Sim enthusiasts too, especially when you have some experience under your belt. Like in real life you focus on the task at hand, and with good immersion even more. :D
Twig boy
Fantastic build, thanks for sharing!
Thanks for video, Great work. I have played ELITE in VR since 2015 . You did an amazing job, Awesome !
this would have been so impressive had you not mentioned football
How much did this all cost you? =) Just curious
it cost one divorce.
Well that could actually be cheaper i the long run
@@jasomkovac9115 FACTS!
@@JBelcourt84 sometimes you have to make great decisions in your life to head forward!
So i sold my family. now i have a room for every ship.
@@Deleter0011 AHAHAHA, seriously though, those sim pits are pretty cool
Love the set up dude! Its awesome. I looked at the setup for Star Citizen as well. Both are incredible! Keep up the good work buddy. :)
Hallo ! Your video got my attention till the end, I had a good laugh at the beginning and the end was mesmerizing ! Amazing how you can see and ( I can only guess here ) fell that ! Thanks and cheers from Argentina !
Your wife is a lucky man.
Now imagine a moving gamimg control seat similar to those for race car games, but designed for space ship games.
Damn, impressive setup! Thanks for sharing!
That setup is badass. I'm totally jealous.
How many bowls do you smoke before you take off. Id probably do at least 2 and then make a habit of doing 3 bowls.
+Dogman No Drugs except my wife^^
Markus B. lol
Americans!?! Who needs them.
Someone has a lot of surplus income and a lot of free time!
+Curratum Someone is jealous.
+edstar83 Who wouldn't be!
+Curratum No. Not really. Some people put their money into model trains or RC planes. Still others book frequent vacations to the mountains. No. He just want to go on vacation into cyberspace.
To be fair, it’s more time and effort and drive more than money. We all spend money on something. Think about what people sink into cars or a million other hobbies. I don’t think I’ve ever liked any game this much, but it makes me happy that people find anything that isn’t hurting others to be this gratifying. Well done.
Dies ist erstaunlich, und brillant. Gut gemacht!
its still very nice after all the years, the dimensions just fit wich is a big thing
Plot twist: this is not a simulator.
But a stimulator :D
>wants to improve immersion
>doesnt use an oculus rift
bold move my friend
It's the best form of immersion. You just walk in and sit in a "spaceship" with no Oculus needed.
It's the best form of immersion. You just walk in and sit in a "spaceship" with no Oculus needed.
It's the best form of immersion. You just walk in and sit in a "spaceship" with no Oculus needed.
Oculus cheaper, and immersion with Oculus is better, especially with CV1.
have fun trying to use a HOTAS with vr
Wunderbar!! Geogeous set up you built there.
Well done ! Your setup is amazing!
Wait until he figures out he could've just bought an oculus
Not on november 1st, 2015 he couldn't
This is what happens if you don't have patience... you spend a lot more money, and then run the game at 20fps.
Some things are cooler than on a oculus thogh. Those screens are soo awesome it really makes you feel you are PHYSICALLY on a cockpit =)
At normal conditions my frame rate is excelent - above 90fps. But in the demo I run the trade computer extension overlay which kills my frame rate. :-(
Yeah, tell that to my body. I can't use vr devices longer one or 2 hours before getting either a headache, nausea or sore eyes. I'd rather stick with such setup rather than use oculus, because it looks and feels way more immersive imo. Not like I'm gonna get/build one tho.
I so want to build something at least halfway to what you have for Star Citizen. I currently play Arena Commander on a trio of 24" BenQ monitors. In games like Elite Dangerous or Arena Commander bigger always means more immersion because your field of view is always filled with the game. This is what space and flight simulators are meant to be played. You dashboard is a work of art. I love Do It Yourself projects like this. Makes working with your hands worth something.
+Phillip Mulligan Thank You! At the Roccat Power Grid site You can find some Grids for SC if You want to use additional tablets: www.roccat.org/en-US/Products/Gaming-Software/Power-Grid/Store/Grids/
Markus B. Tablet's? You use tablets for those dashboard displays? Nice. Thanks for the help.
That's the most totally rad, awesome thing i have ever seen in a basement!!!
-XERXEESE
very good job commander, nice to see that kind of thing. Space sim is now really space sim. Congrats!
Thx Mark.
Amazing Hard & especialy Soul/Mind setup!
You have a awesome cockpit. I just want to help you perfect it. Controls look just sooo awesome!
I bow to your skills. Very very impressive work.
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!! So jealous of your set up
1985 Elite. I loved that time. Thank you.
That is absolutely beautiful, but I can't help wondering what it would be like in true 3D!
love it with the lights off, should add some red lighting very dim though to illuminate a bit around the internal parts of said ship
Cool, But I guess a VR would give better feel, with some touchables of course
Das ist mal richtig geil gemacht um aus ED mehr feeling herauszuholen. *thumbsUp
this is perfect for the star wars vr game but without the vr. just flying around in a x-wing kicking ass
I have no word to explain this feeling
the original elite waltz brings back memories... great ones
the lengths we to just have a glimpse of the feeling that we once were explorers, engineers and conquerors.....
thank you for the music lol
i havent heard that since about 1991 brought back so many happy memories
but the atari 512 played it so much better lol
Awesome build, awesome video!
Wow, very nice, very impressive... Good job! I'm going to start working on something like this myself soon; I can't wait!