Checking 6 - how hard it is without TrackIR

[Uriah]

So now that I have Oculus Rift I find it very hard to turn around enough to really get a good look behind me.  I suspect that if far more realistic.  I know I can't look behind me when I am driving my car like I can using TrackIR in a game.  So,  it seems the best I can to is check my 4 and 8 and do some S curving to see if anybody is really behind me.  Is that about the best way to 'check 6' or do I have it all wrong?

[MasserME262]

I actually find it easier to check my 6 without head tracker. I used to use my mouse for pilot-head-moving. Im struggling with the tracker that sometimes makes me want to go back to the mouse. Checking 4 and 8 like you say, make my eyes feel dizzy, Idk how to explain, but I guess that's the only way.

 

The only thing I like from the tracker is the X and Y movement "inside" the cockpit (to check ground or instruments easier).

 

 

[Cavalier]

yeah that's about all you can do in VR and is definitely more realistic. The best way to check six is to have a wingman do it for you.

[WWDubya]

A trick a pilot showed me is to move your head like you are trying to shove your chin into your armpit. I find that it works fairly well wth VR. It's not a full 6oclock, but gets pretty close if you twist your torso a little, without snapping your neck off your shoulders.

[Mollotin]

Trick is to turn also ur torso and not just head, Add some sideways movement there to see around the pilot seat or headrest  and u get a clear view of ur six with VR.

If u compare VR to real life u need to remember that IRL ur field of view is much wider than in most VR goggles so IRL u would not have to turn ur head as much as in VR so i dont really know about that more realistic part.  I used to have HP Reverb and these tips are based on experience with that Headset.

[WWDubya]

Quite agree... Your field of view does not change when you move your eyes, so more body English will be needed.

[[DBS]Browning]

A chair with a low back / no headrest helps.

[VBF-12_Stick-95]

With TrackIR, snap views still work.

With VR, 3Dmigoto adds additional viewing angles.

 

https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/39748-3dmigoto-mod-icon-masked-by-cockpit-zoom-for-vr-color-change-sight-strengthened13-features/

 

[SCG_Wulfe]

I rely on VR instead of Yoga for all my stretching needs. ?

 

Seriously, my back and neck has gotten far more flexible than it was when I first got VR.

[Stoopy]

I rearranged my computer desk so that my back is to the wall.