Tilt Racer

Tilt Racer lets you use your phone as a steering wheel with nearly any game on your PC. You tilt the phone to steer, and use a slider on the screen to control the throttle and brakes. Tilt Racer uses haptics to let you FEEL the controls. No other app gives you the level of precise control you need to truly compete in modern racing games.

The app sends your controls over WiFi, and emulates a joystick on the PC. The game on your PC thinks that your phone is just another joystick, so it works with any game that supports a joystick or steering wheel. That means you can use it with iRacing, rFactor, F1 2012, Simraceway and just about any other driving game. Even Battlefield 3! Why buy an expensive steering wheel, when you can use an app that costs 20 times less?

The throttle and brakes are controlled with the thumb slider on the right. The green zone is throttle and the red zone is for braking. They’re on the same slider so that you can quickly and easily switch from acceleration to braking without taking your finger off the screen, or looking down at the phone. No other app provides such fine proportional control of both the throttle and brakes, which is essential for precision driving.

Tilt Racer uses haptics to give you tactile feedback about the controls. When braking, you'll feel a continuous vibration that gets stronger the harder you brake. This lets you feel how hard you're braking. You'll also feel a short buzz when you reach maximum throttle, so you'll never be in doubt about whether you've got the pedal to the metal. All four buttons also vibrate when pressed.

The four buttons on the left are fully programmable. They work exactly like the buttons on a joystick. The buttons are big so that they're easy to press without looking down at the phone. Typically, you would use the buttons on the far left for shifting up and down, and the other two for whatever you want: e-brake, rear view, nitro, fire?

Requirements:

Tilt Racer works on phones with Android 4.0 and above (also available for iPhones). The app requires Touch Pilot Server to be running on your Windows PC, which is completely free. Download Touch Pilot Server from http://touchpilot.com/download, and follow the instructions. Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8 are supported in both 32 and 64 bit. Your PC and phone must be connected to the same network, with a strong WiFi connection.

Driving Tips:

Keep your thumb on the slider at all times
Shift decisively, with a firm press on the button
Hold the phone securely, but don’t wrap your hands too tightly around it

A sampling of supported games:

Simraceway
iRacing
rFactor 2
rFactor 1
F1 2012
F1 2011
GTR
Live for Speed
DiRT Series
Project Cars
Battlefield 3
Any game that supports joysticks or steering wheels

Games NOT Supported

Grand Theft Auto IV – No joystick support. XBox 360 controller only.
Need for Speed World – No joystick support. XBox 360 controller only.
Any game that can't use a normal joystick or steering wheel.

By downloading this app, you are agreeing to the End User License Agreement, which can be found at http://touchpilot.com/tilt-racer/eula/

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