DRIVER head movement

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What's the driver looking at? This particular observation doesn't really affect anybody racing cars in GT6 but it does for those of us using Photo Mode. I guess that when racing, the guys at PD have the drivers always looking at the apex of the next turn. The problem is that, the closer the car gets to the apex the avatar looks lower and lower into the dash. When we snap the picture, well, what's the driver looking at? Is he changing radio stations, dropped a coin, texting? It's not natural, he's going to make us crash! I find it distracting in photos. You can clearly see from the photo the top of the crash helmet when you normally would not. Click on it to see a bigger image. Yes, the head should follow the racing line but not so much the apex, like what I think is happening. At least not look down when he is close.
Also, the drivers in some cars seem to sit too far back, they should be moved forward a little, but not so NASCAR wheel-in-the-chest forward. Other times they sit too low.

Case in point...

BMW Vision GT SSR5 by Metalsun1, on Flickr
 
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Rhykus Finlay
This is in no way a suggestion...wrong section buddy. -_-
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I don't understand your comment. I am suggesting that they fix the avatar's head rotation and body position in the car to a more natural location since they are obviously incorrect.
 
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Metalsun
I don't understand your comment. I am suggesting that they fix the avatar's head rotation and body position in the car to a more natural location since they are obviously incorrect.
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A. Nice photo
B. Try watching his head move and follow the racing line, but I know in real life when I take a corner im looking after the turn and tilting with it to figure when to accelerate, probably what Kaz implemented.
 
Wow very interesting observation, you are very detail oriented (a compliment here alright). I never notice this in replay until seeing this post.
 
Well in that racing BMW I don't suppose there's any Satellite Navigation - so he's probably looking at a map. ;)


But seriously, you're right it does look odd. I hadn't really thought about it before. It could do with fixing.

(I'm off to check out the drivers on my photo's now!)
 

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