(Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up)
Off screen: Joel?
On this episode of Joel creates I fulfilled an old dream of creating an
immersive racing experience
I took three 55" television screens and arranged
them in this configuration you see here
Now, where did I get three 55" television screens?
Two of the televisions I bought broken off of Craigslist for very little
and then fixed them myself
You might find this surprising knowing me but almost
everything in the setup was bought at some form of a thrift store or
Craigslist
This super nice force-feedback steering
wheel and pedals I found at Goodwill
My Razer BlackWidow mechanical keyboard I
found at a thrift store
a 7 channel HDMI surround sound receiver I got at Goodwill
All the speakers except, the two largest, I got at Goodwill
Both subwoofers I got at Goodwill
I took some car brake lights and I hooked them up to switch on
and off when you use the controller brake pedal
The set up is powered by my desktop computer
I have a gtx 970 OC graphics card that is using nvidia
surround to span the game onto all three monitors
I know that at this point some of you are probably wondering
'Hey Joel, why would you take the time to set up
three large cumbersome television sets that monopolize your entire living room
when you could just accomplish the same effect using a VR headset...'
S**t
The truth is: a) I don't have a VR headset
and b) this is cool
While a VR headset is really fun
for the person wearing it I think that a setup like this is much more fun for
everybody watching
Another cool factor in this setup is that when I was a kid
20 years ago the graphics weren't there the televisions did not exist and the
cost of anything that could come anywhere near this was astronomical
It's amazing how much technology has advanced
and it's really fun for me to play with
something that I could have only dreamed of as a kid
Now that you understand the
work that went into making this rig the only thing that's left is to put it in
the hands of a tame racing driver
Some say that she can correctly spell
every word in the English language and that she's currently in training for her
third degree black belt
all I know is, she's called My Mom
Mom: Oh my God [laughs]
Holy s**t
Mom: You really have quite the setup here- how long did it take you to set everything up?
Joel: like a day and a half Mom: Wow that's like really formidable
The cool thing about this game- I'll explain, we're doing Project Cars 2-
is that it's it's the one of the most realistic racing games so the sounds of
the engine, the way that the cars handle, everything is supposed to be as
realistic as possible
Mom: Except if I crash Joel: Except if you crash this isn't the
Matrix where it's like yeah if you get shot in the game you get shot in real life
Joel:The other thing too is that this is an actual force feedback wheel
The wheel will feel different for every car
you'll feel when you're losing traction like it'll feel like a real car
Mom: Ready to start?
Joel: Yeah go ahead
Mom: How fast am I supposed to go here?
Joel: As fast as- this is a California Highway
Mom: WOOOOAH
Mom: Is closed course?
Joel: Yeah
Mom: Okay this is pretty realistic though when you're looking at it
Joel: So here's a nice straight away go ahead and try and get it up to like 60
Joel: There you go and you got a right turn coming- hey you got it up to 70
Mom: This is really cool with the views
Mom: Do you think this would actually help somebody become a better driver?
Joel: Yeah I think so-
-a lot of places will do things like this
Joel: Sometimes the setups aren't even as nice as this
Mom: A laptop and a paper plate [laughs] Joel: Yeah [laughs]
Joel: A laptop and a paper plate
Mom: Well now I know what I'll do on my days off
Mom: I'll just come here and play video games Joel: [laughs]
Joel: All right gun it gun it gun it
Joel: All out
Joel: There you're going 130... 40
Mom: You get the road feel, you know?
Mom: Including a few butterflies in the stomach Joel: [laughs] Good
[laughing] Joel: This dude's just like...'eh, whatever'
Joel: They're just like, disinterested Mom: I think disgust is more like it
Joel: How many accidents have you been in that were your own fault?
Mom: None
Joel: Didn't you get t-boned like in Canada?
Mom: Yeah but that was- somebody ran into me
Joel: and didn't it send your car like spinning around in the snow?
Mom: Yes, it was onto the driver's lawn
Mom: You can get addicted to this...
Mom: I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not
Joel: Hey as long as it's in moderation Mom: No, it's fun
Joel: Nicely done!
Joel: That was perfect!
Joel: There you go
Sheep: [baaaa]
[laughing]
Joel: Left pedal again
Cow: [moooo]
[laughing]
Joel: That cow is... there you go
Joel: So there's that- see, it's got that nice little line-
Mom: -Oh that's pretty Joel: -of green; Oh it's a beautiful car
Mom: That's really pretty
Joel: Do you the, do you like the black color?
Joel: How would you say that? Mom: "mattschwarz"
Joel: Here it is
Mom: I like that color Joel: Look at the back, the back is so sexy
Joel: Those are the exhaust pipes behind your head Mom: That's awesome
Mom: Okay this is my favorite car yet- Joel: -Going 100...
Mom: That's nice I like I like they way this one-
Mom: -It's probably my favorite
Mom: It feels like, if it makes sense, it feels like it hugs the road more
Joel: Ohh yeah
Mom: Yeah it's smooth
Joel: Nice
Joel: There you go, nice
Mom: And I didn't take any sheep out this time, so [laughing]
Mom: Ope Joel: Oof
Mom: I missed that one
Mom: The spectators seriously disturb me
Joel: Nissan GTR
Mom: Umm, I think the other- I like the other one better
Joel: Sure Mom: But it's not bad, I mean it's...
Joel: A really good steak is still really good Mom: Right
Joel: But a piece of Kobe beef that Gordon Ramsay personally massaged
Joel: for like 24 hours... Mom: That's like a weird picture
Joel: -it's just gonna kick the pants off anything and that's what the Portia is
Mom: I put my signature on that fence a few times
Mom: You know what would be interesting?
Mom: If they took a before-and-after picture of your car
Joel:You can put damage on and it'll start to get damaged according to-
Mom: Can you, really? Joel: Yeah
Mom: That's awesome
Joel: You just wanna kill those sheep, don't you
Joel: You're hungry for like a falafel, right?
Mom: [laughing] We're doing lunch after this, right?
Mom: I think like it better with the paddle shifters
Mom: Wooooah
Mom: This is intimidating
Joel: Hundred and eighty-five! Mom: Woooah!
Mom: I like this one the best of all Joel: [laughs]
Mom: Because this one you can really... I just like the way it feels... you know?
Joel: That was your best first sector so far, that's what he said
Joel: There's a little man that lives in your helmet giving you encouragement
Mom: Just like everyday life
Joel: Man you are...really just...
Mom: You unleashed the beast
Joel: Arcadian blue or light blue with stripes
Mom: No, Arcadian blue
Mom: That will be for my seventh grade teacher who drove her Mustang that color
Mom: And it definitely is a different rate of acceleration
Joel: How's the steering feel? A bit boat-y?
Mom: Yeah... it definitely feels boat-y
Mom: It even sounds like what it would probably sound in real life
Joel: Oh yeah
Joel: Oh what about this? Mom: Ooh!
Joel: Not quite
[laughing]
Mom: That's the best- that was the best view of the whole thing
Mom: I like it
Mom: Feels light
Mom: Does each course have cars and their options to choose from?
Joel: No you can do any car you want on any track
Joel:We could put a go-kart on this one if we wanted
Joel: We should do one go-kart run Mom: We should do one
Joel: We should have you race other go karts
Mom: We should have a Mario kart on here [laughs]
Joel: So when did you first learn how to drive stick?
Mom: Pretty much right when I learned how to drive
Mom: because my dad- my dad made sure we all learned
Mom: how to drive stick
Mom: Yeah my dad MADE me
Mom: I did not want to drive stick
Mom: That, probably in the finite world,
Mom: is the best lesson my dad taught me
Joel: I think we'll do go-karts
Joel: And I we'll do them in the snow
Mom: Oh, why not
Mom: This is like the best of Mario kart
Mom: You're really in it, it's crazy
Mom: Hey!
Joel: Come on, kick his ass
Joel: Puddle!
Joel: That'll be fun
Mom: Just put me in a super car and put them in go-karts
Joel: No yeah that's what I mean Mom: [laughs]
Joel: You're in reverse!
Joel: You're in rever- ok, go into first, mom!
Joel: The go-karts are beating you, mom!
Joel: [heavy laughter]
Joel: You just- [heavy laughter]
Joel: You just killed him! [laughter]
Joel: [through laughter] I think you just killed a man!
Joel: Look-he's stuck! He's stuck between your wheels
[laughter]
Joel: Oh why isn't this camera working, that would've been...
Mom: Can we- [laughter]
Mom: Can we just do that over?
Mom: Oh my goodness
Mom: Well, lesson to self-
Mom: Don't use both paddle shifters at the same time!
Joel: No
Mom: No
Mom: Not good
Mom: You just gotta get the feel- Joel: [laughs]
Mom: If you can't beat 'em!
Joel: This isn't Mad Max
Joel: [laughing]
Joel: Just push him- push him
Joel: [laughing]
Joel: Get the next one, get the next one, take him out
Joel: [laughing]
Joel: He's just like 'what the hell?'
Joel: 'What the hell, lady?'
[laughing]
Mom: I got 'em both!
[laughter]
Mom: Getting to try the different- the different cars
Mom: It was a lot of fun
[noise of electric window rolling down]
Hi there!
If you enjoy- [thump]
If you had a racing rig like this
what kind of a car would you drive?
Do you think your mom would ever get behind the wheel of
something like this?
Can my mom actually spell every word in the English language
and is she really in training for a third degree black belt?
Well one of them is true..take a guess
Comment your answers below!
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Special thanks to Graydon Schwartz for some
of the opening footage; be sure to check out his channels linked below
I will see you next time