Find out about all the awesome people involved with creating great games and communities in VR esports, including players, developers, artists, content creators, and more.
During the senior year of high school, students typically focus on college applications, eagerly count down the days until graduation, and spend time hanging out with friends before they enter their next phase of life. While Josh Fontak is a typical high school senior in many ways, the 17-year-old also runs a business he founded…
Phantoms Esports encourages growth of the VR community through competition, positive interaction with the userbase, and content creation. As 2020 comes to a close and VR esports players finish competitive seasons for their favorite games, Phantoms celebrates all the players have accomplished this fall with an After Season Party that takes place Friday, Dec. 18….
Azren Azimuddin is a lively fellow, with a passion for music, dance, technology, and virtual reality. I spoke with him about his success in combining his interests for all the above into a fun, and successful weight loss and exercise program, using the Oculus Quest to play the most popular VR rhythm games. VRFI –…
Virzoom’s VZFit Explorer Challenge is over. The 21-day event, which consisted of 7 rides and more than 300 miles concluded on the 7th of September. The competition was just one of many tournaments, held as part of the inaugural VR Fitness Summit, an ambitious virtual event coordinated by the Virtual Athletics League (VAL) and involving…
Nantes Esport will host the NES Games this weekend for Echo Arena players in the EU region. The games began when the community wanted something fun for the EU Echo Arena players to do on the weekend and have evolved into an event with a caster, coaches, and more organized structure. Additionally, the games represent…
Fourteen-year-old Jason, owner of the Echo Arena team “Milk,” has no idea what he’d like to do when he grows up. Right now he’s more concerned with making it through his freshman year of high school and preparing Milk for the first season of Echo Arena VR Master League. Jason is one of approximately 90%…
Ashley Riott is a colorful character with a VR origin story as striking as her long pink hair. A freak injury while out running led to her being rendered almost completely immobile, and needing risky spinal surgery. Around this time she discovered virtual reality, a tool she used extensively to aid, not only her physical…
Daniel Lambert-Tait is an ordinary guy who enjoys gaming. The 34-year-old lives with his wife and three children in the Shetland Isles, a subarctic archipelago where Scotland meets Scandinavia. He works at a local school, does community outreach, and maintains a hobby as a graphics artist. Daniel’s life is unique, however, because he goes about…
Somewhere in the middle of Kansas, there’s an old house. In this house is a guy streaming videos to the internet. He might be wearing a dress. Or leggings. The one thing for certain is that he’s dancing to the beat of VR rhythm games while entertaining viewers around the world. QTpop, a 37-year-old originally…