BillD22 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Here are a couple of shots from the new P3Dv3 "Avatar" mode. The "Avatar" function lets you jump out of your airplane (or whatever sim vehicle you are in) and walk around the countryside in an Avatar figure or just look at the avatar's first person views without the external figure. In these shots the avatar is walking around the gate area He can't do much of anything except walk around but provides some good viewing angles - and who knows - maybe 2 or 3 Flight Sim generations down the line we'll be seeing Avatars with some functionality - like hopping in the cockpit, starting engines, flipping switches, doing checklists and who knows what! This rudimentary guy in his plain white shirt and jeans is probably just the beginning of coming add on figures - I can foresee folks in airline uniforms, military flight suits and on and on will be joining him in the not too distant future Is this a glimpse of the future of flight simming??? The airplanes in these shots are the Captain Sim 727 for FSX/P3D and the Aerosoft A319 for FSX/P3D. Scenery is the FlightBeam Studios HD version of Denver International (KDEN) also for FSX and P3D [click on the images for a full screen view] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamb Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Pretty cool Bill, great shots! :) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD22 Posted October 11, 2015 Author Share Posted October 11, 2015 Pretty cool Bill, great shots! :) Thanks Adam - here's our boy doing some aircraft walk arounds and checking the landing gear using the "Crouch" command on a Navy P3 and an AA 727 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omega7 Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Something more realistic indeed Bill;)..great shots! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCD Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Well, that's something us FS9ers won't have to learn, pretty cool though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD22 Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 Well, that's something us FS9ers won't have to learn, pretty cool though! Something more realistic indeed Bill;)..great shots! Thanks Omega and KC Avatars are pretty standard features in console video games but so far - except for pre programmed moving figures like the ground crew in GEX - FS stuff hasn't made it much past non moving static scenery figures and pictures of flight crew in the cockpit. That may be about to change since the P3D SDK apparently has functions for creating Avatars. Avatars who can move around and do things on command + interact with aircraft systems and other avatars in the sim would add a whole new dimension I don't think we'll see anything radical in the near future because all the FS vehicle models, VCs, graphics, systems, etc. would also have to be modded to allow for interaction with avatars but the trend may be starting The good news is because the technology is already well established in console games porting that over to FS might not be all that hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peer01 Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 I like that Bill :eek::eek::eek: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyboy208 Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Needs to be a Captain or FO in uniform and it would be even better! Mike ;) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael007800 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Heh, I wouldn't mind seeing this in FSX! The closest I know of if BOB which is basically an invisible 'first person' this is similar but no way near as advanced. Sent from my Moto G via Tapatalk http://i.imgur.com/OZSRUQZ.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifejogger Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Now cool is that!!!!!!! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TornadoWilkes Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Needs to be a Captain or FO in uniform and it would be even better! Mike ;) Heh? It needs Air Hostesses!! lol PPL(A) PPL(H) IMC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviator66 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Wow I like it. As a P-51 pilot said :pilot: "She Climbs Like A Home Sick Angel":pilot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD22 Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 Thanks for all the great comments guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrUnSavory Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Yes, over at AirDailyX they have even changed his shirt and he know reports from all kinds of destinations. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf2 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 I like those, that looks like fun! Phil Colvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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