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Title: Is there any interest in 'Virtual Ride-Alongs'?
Post by: RayS on June 27, 2016, 01:48:40 PM
Inspired by none other than Mr. Bob Reed, I've taken to streaming my own sim build/flights.

On my feed, I have mixed several sources (Ambient sound, engines, Intercom (Me)  and ATC.)

As several folks have watched these streams I thought "Wouldn't it be cool if the audience could also talk to the pilot(s) in real time?"

I think it can be done by using a web-based Teamspeak service... (Being careful of course to make sure any feedback doesn't reach epic proportions as to accidentally nuke the fine city of Seattle... or worse..)

Thoughts?
Title: Re: Is there any interest in 'Virtual Ride-Alongs'?
Post by: Bob Reed on June 27, 2016, 05:29:41 PM
I am in!!
Title: Re: Is there any interest in 'Virtual Ride-Alongs'?
Post by: iwik on June 27, 2016, 08:01:28 PM
Me too.
Title: Re: Is there any interest in 'Virtual Ride-Alongs'?
Post by: RayS on June 28, 2016, 08:23:24 AM
After initial cabling and testing (Thanks, James!) no one lost their hearing so I think we might have a working configuration. Need to replace 1 cable with the correct type (Intercom doesn't like mono inputs on the REC IN jack)

I plan on a few fam flights this week so hopefully, I'll have some virtual passengers! I have a Teamspeak server set up with up to 6 client connections available. We'll see how it goes.

(The diagram below is probably the most documentation I've ever done on my sim...)
Title: Re: Is there any interest in 'Virtual Ride-Alongs'?
Post by: Bob Reed on June 28, 2016, 02:12:50 PM
I just wish we did not have this huge time thing to deal with. Oh well... I will be on some of them.
Title: Re: Is there any interest in 'Virtual Ride-Alongs'?
Post by: jr2mey on June 28, 2016, 06:36:22 PM
As I being one of those people who have watched your flights into KSEA, i think that would be way cool.  Based on what Bob and you both have done, it inspired me to get a HD webcam and set one up for my sim!

Title: Re: Is there any interest in 'Virtual Ride-Alongs'?
Post by: RayS on June 28, 2016, 07:07:47 PM

...maybe a Stream Forum is in order?

Bob/Trevor? :-)