Gadgetory

Maddi robertson with the verge getting ready to crash some cars ubisoft's the crew might seem like a standard III driving demo and it wasn't high on my list of games but that all changes when you're inside a $35,000 race car simulator sim craft is a company dedicated to high end simulation machines there are various systems for different game genres but the apex 3 GT was designed to feel like a sports car even if it looks more like the car from death proof it made an appearance at e3 last year but this was the first time I got to check it out when you first get into the sim craft it's a lot like the seat pedal and steering wheel system you'd find running cruising USA in an arcade fundamentally that's what it is but the real story is the suspension and force feedback system that can make you feel like you're violently crashing into a tree or pushing the limits of your car it adds another layer to racing games since you have to compensate for how your steering wheel shakes when you go too fast or the sudden shock of spinning around sim craft isn't the kind of thing that's going to show up on Kickstarter for a few hundred dollars its creator says individual fans have bought outfits but he describes it as a labor of love and it's the kind of big expensive system that really exists for amusement parks and events like this it may not use gloves or goggles but it shares a common goal with the virtual reality systems I've spent most of e3 testing making you feel like you're really part of a game