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RFactor 2

rFactor 2 is a 2013 computer racing simulator developed by Image Space Incorporated (taken over by Studio 397 in 2016) and released for Windows in 2013. Like its predecessor rFactor, rFactor2 is designed to be modified and used by professional racing teams for driver training and race car development. Much of its source code is derived from rFactor Pro, which is also used by professional racers and most of the Formula One teams and NASCAR manufacturers. rFactor 2 is designed to simulate any type of multi-wheeled vehicle of any era, including four-wheeled and six-wheeled vehicles with either two or four steered wheels. It features advanced physics, suspension, and tire model.

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rFactor 2 is a 2013 computer racing simulator developed by Image Space Incorporated (taken over by Studio 397 in 2016) and released for Windows in 2013. Like its predecessor rFactor, rFactor2 is designed to be modified and used by professional racing teams for driver training and race car development. Much of its source code is derived from rFactor Pro, which is also used by professional racers and most of the Formula One teams and NASCAR manufacturers. rFactor 2 is designed to simulate any type of multi-wheeled vehicle of any era, including four-wheeled and six-wheeled vehicles with either two or four steered wheels. It features advanced physics, suspension, and tire model.

Key claims

  1. release date: 2013 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2013 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 2020 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. release date: 2023 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. release date: 2019 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  6. release date: 2021 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "2013". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2013". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "2020". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the release date is "2023". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the release date is "2019". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the release date is "2021". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  9. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365667584

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