$100K SIMULATOR vs REALITY!

[@Jaaames]

Mental how close sim racing is especially with a setup like yours man, I'm sure it'll only get closer in years to come. Sick video👌

[@boostedmedia]

Thanks again for supplying the footage mate ❤️🙏

[@Mason_Courtney]

Thanks for sharing the video. This was very cool!

[@divinasi0n]

@@Leynad778 if anyone would know it's going to be James, who spends more time in the ACC 720s than the real life counterpart lol

[@senilestix]

James, when can we see your full SPA stint pal? ❤️

[@imJGott]

the sim community so proud of James!

[@KvotheTheBroken]

One big difference that jumped out to me was the audio. Real was more driven and visceral; you could almost close your eyes and get a sense of everything that was happening with the car and track. The SIM in direct contrast seemed thinner and lacked the punch and feel that James' video had. As an audio engineer I'm wondering how much of it is equipment setup and tuning vs the SIM just not having the granularity and dynamic range you'd need to be close to comparable to real life. Thanks for giving us the opportunity to compare them so closely!

[@thegersonmania]

Maybe, if he capture the audio using a microphone close to a high volume speaker, instead of capture directly from the game, could be more real. But he would have use ear protectors, like the real pilots

[@joshuabenson2568]

ACC’s lack any low end. The cars actually sound that mired in game. Look at R3E instead when it comes to sound

[@Rahullll]

Another noticeable thing is that in real life, the rear view camera struggles with the headlights of the cars behind. Makes it really difficult to judge how close they are. I imagine close battles during the night must be increasingly challenging because of this. For the shaking of the camera, it does make the sim footage a lot more life-like but I agree that smoother footage is a better viewing experience. Maybe you could try a video or two without the stabilisation to see how it is. Overall though, very good comparison. I feel that for immersion, the game is becoming more of a limiting factor than the hardware currently, from a viewing perspective. From a driving experience, I reckon the next big upgrade would be simulating the G force though I imagine that it's currently not something that's able to be done. At least for a standard sim racer

[@Gino_567]

I don't think it would look as bad IRL. The light exposure of just about everything on the in-car footage is blown out, which leads me to believe the camera taking the footage doesn't do well in low light situations and overcompensates.

[@Exanimis11]

@@Gino_567 Seems like the difference is between Sim jiggle simulating G forces and real consistent G forces. The real driver's head is more consistently held and the sim driver is more rattled. Harder to have a steady neck and head when you're being rattled vs consistent corner Gs.

[@Smokabis]

Wow! Just wow! I’m grinning from ear to ear after watching that. You can definitely notice the added camera shake and how accurate it is to real life. It would be great to see a full race with the same amount of shake to comment on whether it’s better or not. Definitely felt more immersive from the short amount of footage just shown. The major differences that I noticed was the general level of sound and wind noise like you said and the video and sound quality. Your cameras and mics are definitely better, as expected 😀. Exceptional effort with this one Will, can’t wait to see what you do next. Huge thanks as always! ❤️❤️

[@boostedmedia]

I was exhausted after 2 laps. 😂

[@Smokabis]

@@boostedmedia I bet you were! Loved the dive bomb at 4:04 by the way.

[@vitoaugello1677]

I have to say, always loved cars and driving. I am fortunate enough to built a pretty high rig. Triple screens, direct drive, Gomez wheel, high end pedals and shifter. Recently, I was able to join a local track club in my area. Having never done any real road racing (I have a Ford Mustang GT), I was apprehensive at first, but quickly got the hang of things. I'm now able to track my car alone without a coach. For a beginner a significant move up. Thanks to sim racing and watching, learning techniques found on KZbin, I dont think I would have progressed in real life so quickly. Thank you for this and many other channels. Tracking and sim racing is fun and rewarding. Thanks again.

[@fullsendsimracing]

What's interesting is in ACC shortshifting or going a gear higher in a corner compromises you A LOT, while in James' car the torque in 3rd gear is plentiful and the 6th gear is very usable. As far as immersion goes, the rig is spot on!

[@KvotheTheBroken]

Really awesome of James to share the video, massive props to him! It's great to have a back to back comparison, truly appreciate the hard work!

[@damiengvideos4337]

For me I noticed how much more lit up the track was in real life with lights vs the sim it was just like driving at night with only the cars lights to light your way.

[@markallinson4935]

fantastic comparison.. For me it was the light flare that stood out in the real footage, understandably in the rear view camera, but more surprisingly the glare in the front view from all the things surrounding the circuit.

[@thetechrrangerr2392]

definitely the shakier rougher footage was way more fun to watch, replicates the visceral nature of these cars much better

[@boostedmedia]

Would you watch a full 20 min race like that though? When we used to record our races without image stabilisation the watch time plummeted.

[@ChasingChevy]

@@boostedmedia Personally I found the camera movement a bit unsettling to watch, much prefer your normal, stabilized, videos. Great work on the comparison though!

[@Cansyrian]

I agree too! I love the shakey one its way better !

[@F1STUDIOS]

Even I took a while to differentiate between the real thing and the simulator.

[@rikone01]

Unbelievable, that is just crazy how close you actually come in the visuals. Thanks to James for the live footage. Keep up the great content Will!

[@seattime4075]

The slightly smoother simulated video may actually be more realistic in regard to what the real driver is seeing, as the bouncing video from the live helmet camera does not take into account the slight motion cancellation effect of the eyes. An actual issue for me when using VR with no motion cancellation.

[@marki38pro10]

One thing I noticed is how in irl racing the headlights are just so much brighter and really light up the track instead of in game wich just looks like the brightness on the front of the car has been turned up

[@Biroo]

Absolutely mental! If you blow up a bit the highlights, grain the footage and make the engine noise a bit more loud there will be no distinction.

[@abdulhamidtomal5204]

A huge difference that I found between reality and sim is the perception of speed. The real footage looks more natural to the velocity at which the car is moving while the sim footage just seems to be slower.

[@lovelaugh7299]

This is why I love vr. I sit in a seat, 1 wheel, 2 pedals. Thats it. I sit in the car and im completely immersed. Saves so much money too

[@thanhdotau]

It is ridiculous how good your rig is. Awesome video 👍

[@anyau]

Real racing will always win just by atmosphere alone, sure the sim racing is super crazy immersive (i've been in a full motion rig VR setup) but when the sim race is over you get out of your chair in a nice calm air conditioned room, in the outside world once your session is over the track is still going, there's still 10s of cars waiting to go out, a great smell of petrol and burnt rubber, blazing sun or freezing rain, incredibly smelly sweaty drivers, the sounds of mass conversations and tools falling etc.. you might need to spend another 100k to somehow replicate that, but at that point id just do the real thing

[@anyau]

i'm not downplaying sims in anyway, its absolutely fascinating how real your rig is

[@mickaelsflow6774]

Having had some decent time at a Motor Show in Paris a few years back, you can get "an" atmosphere that kinda replicate the "on-going" nature of your comment. Not quite a race, but talking to people around you about the laps, the race, cars and interacting with manufacturers, etc. Then going back in. That can feel like a mini race event. What I'm trying to say is... Simracing is very much so personal and intimate in most settings. The atmosphere, thus, would rarely even try to replicate a race day. Maybe it would be nice to have "clubs" where people could meet up and race and talk cars. Like an Arcade or Motorsport event or else. There was this awesome café/bistro, I think in France or Belgium, that had 3 or 4 rig in the back and fully themed around racing and cars. Good fun to race there with friends and new faces.

[@DanSuzuki]

Wow, awesome job as always, Will!

[@Ryan-gv9ec]

Awesome vid mate, id say sound was the biggest difference for me between the two for me

[@bamberto3641]

And of course a mega thanks to James, man you’re awesome!. Sooo much appreciation and respect!

[@teddywilliams2512]

480P Is the only quality setting you need. It looks ultra realistic there.

[@simonjohnade]

Great video and amazing to see how close it is. Do agree with your point about the sound and wind noise. This video also made me want to try driving with the helmet cam more... just to simulate the head bob and tilting then being slightly closer to reality. Thanks again for sharing!!

[@alles_Freaks]

pretty amazing how far we have come with these games. just my two cent tho, but you could get this even more realistic by lowering that excessive sharpening.

[@Doge36064]

your setup is the most realistic sim ive seen looks like its real life

[@markopoolo]

What an awesome comparison video that was Will. Loved that 👌

[@RockafellaRacing]

Always super cool stuff you do Will. Shout out to James as well 🤙🏽

[@AntonioStark7]

Firstly, great setup brother. I hope the developers of ACC see this video and can capitalize on the visual and audio comparisons of real life and the game for the next sequel. Road debris, haziness of the windshield, cabin audio, etc. The in game physics are arguably the best in the Sim space but for sure the details in the visuals and audio were noticeably different and I hope AC can improve on in the future. Miniscule details, overall it's hard to tell the differences especially for the average person. Great work!

[@deanrussell40]

Great video as always. The sound was a big one for me. Agree with you on the wind and other noises.

[@dd-gk1tv]

another fantastic content Will , thanks !!!!

[@demiquadfpv3333]

Main differences for me that the SIM could replicate, the vertical red lights on each side of bothe dash screens. The reflective patch on the headlining. The outside lighting, see how you can see the whole wing mirror mount are lit up. And then the harshness and wind on the sound. I guess things the user can replicate are the matching wheel and button box if you where to only drive 1 car and strive for exact replication (of course VR can fix those 2)

[@kevinblythe2192]

Big thanks to James for the real life racing footage and yourself Will for another fine production. I agree that the sound of wind and debris from other cars would enhance the overall sim experience but the comparison presented here was excellent. No doubt these additional improvements it will come in time.

[@dirtyminerapparel]

Looks pretty close to real. Super impressed.

[@johnmifsud6007]

One thing that stands out for sure is how loud the real thing is. Jesus these guys have balls of steel to drive on the edge. Kinda prefer the real sounding thing though. Thanks to you and James

[@b3nny90]

Thats super impressive. The one thing that I miss and I wish there was more of though is damage and its effects in game. There are few games if any, that can generate the feel or lag of tires going away or suspension components that have been damaged by rubbing another racer. Damaged spoilers etc. I love that sim racing has come this far and I'm excited for where it's going

[@pwking1115]

Wow! This was a really cool video. I agree with all your comments. I think you nailed it. My impression was the overall intensity in the real car vs the sim was greatly increased. You could just tell how much more intense real life is. But, overall really awesome experience for it being a sim rig.

[@svshadyinvestment6647]

Amazing, great video. Thank you for sharing

[@planetAshTube]

I'd argue that replicating what the camera sees in real life isn't what you'd see if you were physically in the car. Because our eyes smooth out the motion automatically in real life, adding more motion might be more accurate as far as regards the camera's view, but it's moving away from the reality that you'd see if you were in the car. The question then is do you want to be more true to a camera's view, or more accurate to how the eyes see. Personally, i would prefer to watch the race as if i were actually in the car (so less movement, smoother) than i would if watching via a camera (more movement, less smooth). Anyway, love the videos Will, cheers!

[@MrNobodylikesyou]

The gap is closing for sure .. games are becoming much more realistic .. however the biggest difference for me is that after a big crash on my sim rig i can just restart .. no more multiple fractures and hours in surgery .. which is a Bonus! Great vid!

[@LobinhoGamer097]

bro so cool how real life can almost match your sim racing rig damn

[@dirtyjerz32]

Just incredible! No other words. Bridging the gap of sim vs. reality.

[@nateb69]

The human brain is a great natural stabiliser, so personally I think using stabilised footage is more reflective of the first person FOV .

[@boostedmedia]

That’s my thinking also.

[@moto649]

You are correct Nate69

[@sasquatch8923]

Love it man! That set up would be the only thing to get me out of VR. If only the trips were 3D.

[@Squale37]

Simply AWESOME !! THANKS MUCH!!!

[@jaybenton7716]

Seriously, I think the main difference is that the real footage is 'dirty'. It's grainy, blurred etc, where as you footage is very clean, sharp etc. I think if you added some post processing to make yours dirtier, you'd be hard pushed to see the difference. Of course that isn't necessary, people know it's a sim and want to see what's going on when they watch your videos but would be interesting to see how it looks with those effects added.

[@fsgroen]

Thanks for the vid Will ! Your steering wheel looks better than James', the sounds of the real car scare the shit out of me, what a beast, hope ACC will get closer to the real sound experience in the near future.

[@humphrey.b]

More shaky cam please ❤️❤️ just beautiful seeing your body reacts to gear changes! I literally waited to see every heart change!

[@subodai85]

Would love to see a list of items that bring it to $100k total.

[@SlowBloke123]

Completely awesome - I know you got a one in a million rig but I still marvel at my own setup with a G9 & DD1 and 3090 powering it as to how close we are to reality. Especially ACC at night... Great vid Will :)

[@grayzedynamics]

Dude great video. Your setup is the goal. I rather like the motion simply because you are going with the most authentic view. If you were just doing like most of us when we stream with just a small window and the video than I’d say no, but you are going for realism and I think you should continue to go that route. Especially since you have the ability. As always enjoy the content. Can’t wait to see ya back in iracing. Got my rating up, hope to see you in the race.

[@elemento1991]

Wow dudes line at 4:56 was insane, thousands of laps at spa, 3 24 hr races (on sim) and I’ve never seen someone approach Bruxxels that way. I wonder if it was a missed braking marker or to drive hard into T11, he didn’t seem to lose any time.

[@GamerMuscleVideos]

Really good idea for a video good job 👍

[@boostedmedia]

I’m no good at singing unfortunately.

[@CJAR_tech]

I thought the sim racing one was the real one, crazy how realistic that setup is

[@GlennBitar]

I'd appreciate fuller sound from the sim. Is that something which is possible to do? Up the bass and mid range frequencies, or increase motor sounds in acc?

[@TURTLEWORKSRACING]

Love the rig!! Having real world sportscar racing experience and having raced in mix class and on Rovals, ect let me say sim racing is way more comfortable 😁. But that said even with VR on my rig and having raced tracks in VR that I have in real life there are just things that are hard to replicate. First and foremost the feel of speed. Also when you’re covered head to toe and belted in you’ll find its hard to get a full breathe because the belts wont let your rib cage expand. Also the G forces tend to cause you to breathe out of your mouth more often than not which then leads to cotton mouth. Then theres the heat aspect. Even with ice cold water passing through the cool shirt you still dehydrate which leads to fatigue and concentration issues, usually late in the race when everyone is strung out. I personally never felt a breeze on me unless I cracked the visor but even that was a limited breeze. If you can feel a sense of fear in your sim then you’ve actually simulated the most important aspect of auto racing. Every driver has it we just get comfortable with it and suppress it then talk macho smack when we’re out of the car haha.

[@02bluehawk]

So cool can definitely see the difference with just the quality of video ie the screens in side the cars just being a blur do to the camera not picking them up properly do to exposure and frame rate other than that it's wild how close it is. I know the first video of yours I watched I got like 3/4 of the way threw before I realized it was a sim and not a real race blew my mind.

[@BeFreeBeHappy]

Insane how close it is to the real thing. Amazing video. Also thanks for your past videos it made me take the plunge got 8nm fanatec dd, csl pedals and & McLaren GT3 steering wheel coming can’t wait to get started just waiting time now lol

[@TomKidman]

The audio was distorting in the real life recording but it just sounded so cool

[@F4H_Romeo]

If you were to put the quality to 720p and play the same audio for both laps, it'd be genuinely difficult to say which was which 😮😮

[@Southernman980]

Oh my lord that’s insane wow

[@Bluth53]

Also try to replicate the glaring with ReShade and at the same time, adjust for a bit less saturation ! That done and we'll have trouble differentiating your Rig from a car racing the actual track.

[@labpong7562]

This footage shows how easy the last chicane really is! lol Seams much easier to get tighter lines through it's exit than most sims.

[@Sweatydave1]

Wow! That onboard sound puts ACC to shame! What a noise!!👍

[@MarkGibbons-po4wz]

Love the rig and the concept you have gone for, totally awesome, going to replicate some of it! I go with the most the other comments on here. The Audio and Lighting were not even close for me in the Sim. ...But the main thing I could see was grip difference, and how much harder the real car was to drive, and how much more it was moving on the limit when on the limits of traction. The kerbs are too muted in the Sims too, too linear and the tyres still do not behave the same...

[@thetalkingelement]

Those headlights irl in the mirrors would be off putting for sure.

[@TheGamerzXChannel]

Lights. irl, half of the track is lit up, whereas in the game its just super dark all the time and that massively changes the whole atmosphere.

[@boostedmedia]

Absolutely.

[@armanisGT]

nice comparison ! great video :)

[@memoryremains2004]

RaceRoom actually has wind noise built into it's SFX. It's particularly present with single seaters and it really does add to the immersion 👌.

[@moljord]

Can you share the Simucube settings you used? If i can use them on the SC2Pro and if they will work in iRacing....

[@nenadvladisavljevic4256]

you set it up perfectly as if you in a real racing car I like it more when the camera moves more

Great comparison...

[@ZenMotionSim]

Looks dope!

[@SirOnPoint]

Just wow. The sim looks better than real life!

[@kerosinecircus263]

Just wow.... incredible! The sound in real life must be deafening

[@GreenBlueWalkthrough]

About wind noise and partical effects Forza Horizen and even Mortorsport does have them so much much so in the Porchse Taycan it sounds perfect to what it would be in real life from the bearly there motor whine to the overwhelming wind noise... So it's only a matter of time till a top level sim gets those features as well and as you said Unreal Engine 5 will helpo as it will lower the barreir to good graphics for sims that focus on the phsics.

[@GreenBlueWalkthrough]

The sim POV looked more real like MK 1 eye ball real then the real footage with the gopro as the ISO was too high and was much loader do to the bad internal mic they have... But man if you just used your side veiw mirrors it would be a match espely as you can blow out you camera and turn up the speakers. Altough as others said it's down to pick and choosing what you want on video. As even with a go pro you can stablize it and make the picture more clear and balance the sound better. But that was so nice of the race car driver and you guys should be proud on how real you set up looks!

[@danshaw99]

How do you tweak it so well? My fov never seems perfect in my sim.

[@Steve8282-m8j]

what are your complete in game camera setting options numbers that you use? Distance, tilt, fov and so on? Im using a 65 in single screen and would like to match your center screen. Im currently having trouble matching my inside the car camera position settings of what i should be seeing of the cockpit to my actual FOV setting of the track. I guess i have single screen huge dashboard syndrome for lack of a better way to describe it.

[@boostedmedia]

I’m using the physical measurements

[@bamberto3641]

Amazing! you should have cranked up the in-game car noise to match as much as possible the real car, even if only with the volume level….the car sound itself is a little “off” vs. The real one anyway. Great work Will! 😉 Ciao!

[@snake1478963]

This is so awesome!! I loved every minute of it. It is absolutely insane how close you came to replicating it. In terms of future content, I say keep the shakiness in there. The realer the better. Yeah it's a tiny bit uncomfortable, but that's the point isn't it? To have realistic looking footage and you have done a phenomenal job, even before this. All I know is I'm going to keep watching regardless of which way you go. Great job, and really inspirational as I'm building my own rig at the moment.

[@TK-bc3vn]

What POV mount are you currently using? Is it still the previous screw + helmet? Or is there a better solution? I found that the simulator recording GOPRO must be close to the face to get enough shooting distance~ This is very troublesome. There are almost no POV mounts specially made for simulators on the market. I'm even thinking about using 3D printing to make it happen (POV bracket).

[@joe-ti1fl]

Awesome u can’t juss tell which one is different

[@robinsmith6721]

Will.......would you mind posting your D-box profile settings for this video? I have an almost identical setup to yours, and would love to check out what you're experiencing. Cheers.

[@alexhndr]

Bummer that James didnt managed to complete the race, but hey. He got to taste one of the fiercest GT3 race in the world. Big ups! 👍

[@TRxilla]

I’m not sure if you have one but maybe like a wind system would be cool on one of your setups idk just an idea

[@chionyenkwu2253]

This is brilliant; the only way I could pick out the real live cam was by the audio - the sound range goes to a slightly higher frequency (more trebble 🤨🤨) great stuff 👍🏾👍🏾

[@14howZz]

When sim racing gives you higher resolution than real life racing

[@zackkragel]

That’s freaking rad!

[@arr1009]

I like more the way of camera movement used on this video!

[@Gino_567]

The pitch of the engine note is wrong in ACC.

[@demontomek]

Love that 24h Spa ACC

[@nafa_bugasi]

I actually couldn’t really tell which was which until 2:18 . Amazing to see something like this, really impressive!

[@C_055IE]

Amazing… for me I instantly could tell what was what just by the lights around the track at spa.. in game there no lights But if acc added those lights around track, would be very hard to pick

[@ELO_BOTT]

I actually like when it’s still . I know IRL there is a lot of shack but in the videos I like it more still

[@RC200F4]

I've been trying to tweak my game audio settings for a while to get more of an 'realistic' sound. Its always struck me how in actual in car footage things like the rumble strips and suspension noises are far more pronounced, I'd love for it to actually sound like I'm in a metal/carbon box that's getting twisted and stressed and hit by random debris. Unfortunately ACC lumps a lot of these effects together under one slider so you cant do much in the way of fine tuning.

[@cuypers1984]

Looks like the 60% resolution blurry ACC image in my G2 headset is more real then I thought

[@boothys_sim_racin]

This is mental how good it bloody looks with a direct comparison👌🏁 shows how much sim racing skill would transfer over to real life as well

[@boostedmedia]

Yeah man. I’d totally beat James in real life aye. 😂

[@boothys_sim_racin]

@@boostedmedia haha it's a possibility, it's positive to see the likes of James and Jimmy Broadbent transfer the sim over to reality, shows that sim racing has a lot of positives for people getting real life seats 👌

[@papaguro]

The sim is so realistic that i thought it was just a other car he was driving in

[@netlawman2001]

What changes did you make to your motion system based on watching this vid? Then, are you going to stick with those changes? THX.