Flight Simulator Software and the Joypad
Flight simulator software has underwent a renaissance period in recent years, noting a significant improvement in the amount of attention and funding that they have access to which in turn has also meant that the overall quality of the work also has improved.
No longer is flight simulator software the sole domain of a few geeky members of the video gaming world, the software is now routinely being used and relied upon by the Army, and commercial flight operators in order to train novice trainees into fully fledged pilots.
As a result this in turn has also meant that there has been a sharp influx in the research devoted to such programs and the end result is nothing short of breath taking.
The level of realism included in such programs is so great that one cannot help but doubt the validity of the inclusion of the word simulation in the title for such games because if truth be told, it is hard to distinguish simulation from the real thing.
The producers have prided themselves on ensuring that they made a creation that was as true to form and accurate as possible and this is something they have achieved more impeccably.
Some of the latest and greatest of the various flight simulators now have highly sophisticated graphic engines attached to them which has meant that the level of detail of the terrain which is visible from the pilots cockpit is rendered in painstaking, even loving detail.
Watch as the leaves of the trees sway in the wind, and admire as the weather changes to properly mimic the fluctuations in weather that all pilots must contend with during their voyages.
Such is the magic of the typical flight simulator software package.
Whilst the overwhelming majority of these programs can be operated solely with a keyboard and or a mouse, if you want to go the whole hog and REALLY enjoy the precise nature of flying an aircraft then you should really think about investing in a joystick as this will transform your gaming experience as you set sail so to speak.
After all, do you really think pilots across the world are going to manipulate the aircraft they happen to be flying and manipulating with a mouse and keyboard to hand? Exactly! Many retailers are now actually including the game and the joypad together as a discounted, promotional item.
No longer is flight simulator software the sole domain of a few geeky members of the video gaming world, the software is now routinely being used and relied upon by the Army, and commercial flight operators in order to train novice trainees into fully fledged pilots.
As a result this in turn has also meant that there has been a sharp influx in the research devoted to such programs and the end result is nothing short of breath taking.
The level of realism included in such programs is so great that one cannot help but doubt the validity of the inclusion of the word simulation in the title for such games because if truth be told, it is hard to distinguish simulation from the real thing.
The producers have prided themselves on ensuring that they made a creation that was as true to form and accurate as possible and this is something they have achieved more impeccably.
Some of the latest and greatest of the various flight simulators now have highly sophisticated graphic engines attached to them which has meant that the level of detail of the terrain which is visible from the pilots cockpit is rendered in painstaking, even loving detail.
Watch as the leaves of the trees sway in the wind, and admire as the weather changes to properly mimic the fluctuations in weather that all pilots must contend with during their voyages.
Such is the magic of the typical flight simulator software package.
Whilst the overwhelming majority of these programs can be operated solely with a keyboard and or a mouse, if you want to go the whole hog and REALLY enjoy the precise nature of flying an aircraft then you should really think about investing in a joystick as this will transform your gaming experience as you set sail so to speak.
After all, do you really think pilots across the world are going to manipulate the aircraft they happen to be flying and manipulating with a mouse and keyboard to hand? Exactly! Many retailers are now actually including the game and the joypad together as a discounted, promotional item.