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Last month, we presented conclusive proof that spending hours on your own in the dark playing driving games is scientifically proven to make you a more advanced human being.
Mostly, this is thanks to Gran Turismo. Gentleman joystick racer Denis Malevanyi hotfooted the ’Ring in his M3 (real) and on GT5, and then put the two videos together. The videos are strikingly similar.
Now Sony has proved to the world that the real world does, in fact, suck, and that the virtual reality of Gran Turismo 5 betters ‘world’ by a Top Gear totally-made-up factor of 3-1. This is why. The company has released a video giving a driver’s view of the Nurburgring in GT5 and in real life. The results, as you will see, put yet another strain on the tortuous relationship between perception and reality. Are we all players in a digital realm, and does existence cease when you power down your PS3?
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AFreeman commented on this article
at 01:42 pm on 13 January 2011
To bad it wasn't a full lap side by sie, i would be rather interested to see the lap time difference.
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Enzo3185 commented on this article
at 03:00 pm on 13 January 2011
it's hard to really see teh difference, but's it's totally proved that if you're good at videogames, your skills and reactions are, atl least, slightly better than average... except if youy play guitar hero and rock band, hahaha
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Paranoimia commented on this article
at 03:06 pm on 13 January 2011
@ AFreeman - GT5 is pretty spot-on with lap times vs. real world, as you can see here: http://www.lazygamer.net/lazygamer-feature-lap-time-comparison-gt5-vs-forza-3-vs-real-life/ Also, there's a video of GT5 vs real-life in a lap of Fuji Speedway here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRR7kAZqreg
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horf2 commented on this article
at 03:27 pm on 13 January 2011
The only thing missing is the G forces, adrenalin, sweat, the smell, etc. It's easy to take chances with a car when there are no real consequences of a mistake. But taking chances is how you learn to go faster, so games like this are useful, and great fun. And it depends on the car. Ask an F1 driver how his simulator compares to his real car.
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InnerGearHead commented on this article
at 04:20 pm on 13 January 2011
And let's not forget Jeremy's runs at Laguna Seca in an NSX both in GT4 and in real life where he learned the "oh dear I've just soiled myself" factor that happens on the track and NOT comfortably seated on your couch. Der Nürburgring remains my favorite track in GT5 as "instant death" patiently awaits the foolish around most of the curves. All I can say is looks real, acts real and most undoubtedly is NOT real... there is no restart button in real life.
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