Situational Awareness

[Black Rose]

I suppose this this is the right thread it is, after all, a screen shot. Although its not that pretty

I happen to have my camera on "free form" ( press the middle mouse button for new pilots ) and I looked down while docking. I use this all the time now when I dock and it helps me see exactly where I am on the pad and its allot more fun.

I commented to a friend recently that the name of the game should be called Elite: Docking because that's what I am doing most of the time

https://gyazo.com/2567451c07e0e56b907e086c827050ed

[Roger Wilco Jr]

If you like looking around, and who doesn't, you should look into head tracking.

[H.M. Serenus]

Absolutely! The EDTracker is worth its weight in gold.

[Black Rose]

I like looking around but not only is that thing expensive and with my technical luck won't work but it will be disorienting for me.

[H.M. Serenus]

It's 'cheap' compared to the other headtrackers - but the prize scared me off for some time too. It is really worth its money, plug and play and tripples your situational awareness and fun. Maybe have a look at brumster100 's videos on youtube.

[Mobius]

landing while wearing a Oc Rift is something else.

[Dudley]

I like looking around but not only is that thing expensive and with my technical luck won't work but it will be disorienting for me.

CMDR - I recently purchased one...OMG a real game changer.. [EDTracker pro] £51 - cos I had it rushed to me..

Worthy of saving those pennies...

[Walter]

Am I right in thinking that, as you turn your head, the view changes but you have to keep your eyes on the screen?
I use varifocals so straight ahead is my only option.
Any other old farts players with a wide experience of life with the same problem?

[evovi]

Am I right in thinking that, as you turn your head, the view changes but you have to keep your eyes on the screen?
I use varifocals so straight ahead is my only option.
Any other old farts players with a wide experience of life with the same problem?

I can only speak about the TrackIR but, a tiny movement is exaggerated in game - and depending on your vision you could make that exaggeration even more so, you would get used to the amount of movement needed to bring your side panels up etc

[Black Rose]

With me, and I am not that old, I lose track of things of their motion is too exaggerated. Like if someone flips a coin, I see it go up and if I try to follow the motion is vanishes from my sight and then I'll see it fall. Any sudden motion that I try to track with my eyes is lost to me. So something like the tracker would make me nauseous