Now this would be handy

[Sonnyj]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TokSLPB5_Bs

Oh yeah!!

[Naki]

Wooh!...wonder how much?

[dbcunnz]

I could just imagine sitting in that with a VR headset on, it definitely wouldn't be for those who get motion sickness though.

[Radar88]

New Zealand-based industrial designing and VR company, Eight360 has introduced its fully untethered Nova VR Motion Simulator. The Nova places its user into a fully rollable transparent ball that is able to spin in any direction, lending full immersion toward any compatible virtual reality content, including several PC games and simulators.

Watch on youtube.com

Out of our price reach with a reported $US150,000 per year for a lease, the Nova probably isn’t going to show up in many homes.

Here's a Stuff News Article about Eight360 and their future plans from last month.

World-class Wellington: Virtual reality company Eight360 takes vehicle training simulator to overseas markets

Although anyone who is keen enough and doesn't suffer from motion sickness, that might be visiting Wellington or in the Wellington area, can book in a demo session at their Petone, Lower Hutt premises via their website link above.

[Splitpin]

Wow.....the last one looks like the ball turret on a B-17

[cowpatz]

The original chinese one has promise but it doesn't seem to be set up that well. It would appear that it just moves to whatever attitude the aircraft is at. A good motion simulator also simulates acceleration.
For example level acceleration is simulated by tilting the platform back and moving it slowly forward at the same time. The reverse for deceleration. As the acceleration or deceleration subsides the platform slowly levels and returns to a central position. Of course the optical view is just level flight. It is really interesting to watch a full Level D commercial sim in operation from the outside. They really move around.
I don't understand why on earth he was flying the jet in 3rd person mode. It's pointess. It wold also need to be enclosed to stop the peripheral view contaminating the experience.

[emfrat]

Memories, memories...about 32 years ago I took darling daughter to a QANTAS Open Day at Mascot - purely educational of course - and when we visited the Training Display, there were two simulators, really rocking it and earning their keep, even on the holiday. I asked the guide how much it would cost me to have a play in one for an hour or so. He said about $8- or $900. At which DD said firmly "NO, Dad" and led me away