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Michelle Clancy

| 23 March 2016




Project CARS, the motorsport racing simulator, will feature as a key launch title for the 28 March launch of the Oculus Rift.



Cars VRRacing enthusiasts the world over can use the Oculus Rift VR headset to experience point-of-view racing.

“Project CARS offers an unparalleled experience of sitting in the driving seat of a speeding race car,” said Stephen Viljoen, game director at Project CARS creator Slightly Mad Studios. “The racing genre is a perfect fit for virtual reality, and the ability to now wear a virtual helmet that allows you to see through a driver’s eyes is a massive step toward recreating the real thing.”

Andy Tudor, creative director, said: “Project CARS offers exquisitely fine details that both harness and take advantage of our dynamic processing. When you look around using the Oculus Rift, you’ll see the detailed cockpit of a supercar like a Pagani Huayra BC in a whole new way. The visual realism and depth of perception – whether you’re looking to your right at a high-end Indy Car surging past you or whether you’re looking towards the apex while trying to nail a perfect lap, or out the back window while reversing – is really astonishing.”

In August 2012 plans to support the Oculus Rift in Project CARS were first announced. In November 2012 Project CARS received more than $3.1 million in crowdfunding support and was released in May 2015 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. More than 1.3 million copies have been sold so far.

Project CARS was created by gamers and tested by real racing drivers. It features dynamic time of day and weather systems, and deep tuning and pit stop functionality. Players can create a driver, pick from a variety of motorsports, and shift into high gear to chase a number of Historic Goals in a quest to enter the Hall of Fame.

This is the latest move in the virtual reality (VR) space. The drumbeat of VR has been getting steadily louder as headsets, apps and more content start to be commercialised, and big media players like ABC and Intel start experimenting with different ways of using the technology.