RE: Weight for me

You are viewing a single comment's thread:

I don't know much about trigger weighting - at least I've learned a bit more now - but I can relate to the tactility in cars. Good weighting and feedback is important, either that's the steering, gear-knob, braking, or acceleration. It's the only way to have a good connection between man and machine, and I could see this being incredibly crucial for weaponry as well. For cars at least, it seems like good feedback and tactility is rather trivial, as many cars these days feel rather blunt and rubbery.



0
0
0.000
4 comments
avatar

It seems you have a lot of experience with performance cars, do tell.

0
0
0.000
avatar

It's just that a lot of high performance cars these days are focused entirely on gimmicks like top speeds and acceleration. But everything in the middle is just a blur, as if everything can be done so easily, and without much engagement from the human. The car's computers can handle everything, from braking to making sure you don't have a crash.

The human then, is just a lump of flesh going along for the ride. Hydraulic steering have been replaced with electric racks, one that lack most of the feedback and feel. Electric steering is faster and more precise, but the driver can't get as much information out of it, like being able to feel out every little bump on the road. Brakes are now fly-by-wire too, so it can be hard to discern what they're doing, or how the feel, like the whether they're fading, or need a bit more heat to bite on.

All those little niggles can be solved however, and just flip on the computer and it'll sort out everything for you. It's not as engaging, I find. Imagine if you mounted a rifle to a motorised tripod, and then connect a computer to the scope. It'll adjust everything from windage, compensating for gravity, range, and it'll track the target. All you have to do is press a button for it to shoot, and occasionally reloading it. I can't imagine that being more fun.

0
0
0.000
avatar

I'm rarely interested in gimmicks...Possibly a by-product of having a simple upbringing.

0
0
0.000
avatar

Same here, mate. Life's much better when you simplify things :-)

0
0
0.000