When you play games and work out in VR long enough—like anything else you do that eats your energy—it can get difficult to find the motivation to keep going. Especially if you're getting sick of the same old routine!
Luckily, you have friends. Or, at least, the ability to make...
Battle for Mountain Throne
https://youtu.be/hAHlprjdoWA
Video credit to: Pinyo Gaming HD
This is a first-person goblin slaying action game for VR. Battle for Mountain Throne is out of early access and is in its full form. Battle groups of monsters, cave dwellers, and dungeon baddies to protect the throne of the Dwarven...
No cell phones. Those 3 simple words can throw some of us into a tailspin of “digital anxiety”, or a term Tyler Pridgen, the spa’s Co-creator, used in a video segment with VICE. For guests of Luxury Escapism’s The Oddly Satisfying Spa, disconnecting from the clutches of a cell...
The KAT Walk mini is a consumer and business-friendly omnidirectional treadmill and locomotion platform that translates walking and jogging in real life to virtual worlds, experiences, and games. Businesses, retailers, and importers that are interested in acquiring the KAT VR Kat Walk mini for distribution have until the end...
Echo Arena has had another successful season as part of the VR League. Teams that did well in weekly cups were awarded cash prizes and ultimately the world's top four teams secured spots at the grand finals coming up in a few weeks at Oculus Connect 5 in San...
Locomotion used to be tricky to pull off in Virtual Reality, but many games feature full VR locomotion systems now. There are also third-party systems, like Natural Locomotion, which have taken advantage of the arm-swinger form of movement. The user can swing his or her arms and move the...
NightKnight
https://youtu.be/fq4xN7VBHjQ
Guard Princess Day as the Night Knight. Build up the castle or at least try to keep it intact and use archery skills to kill an army of the dead. Use specialized Fire, Ice, Poison, and other arrow types to crack some skulls and collect some ghosts. Protect the...
If you own a VR headset and enjoy playing FPS games like I do, then I have good news for you.
Whenever you log into your favorite VR FPS game, be it SUPERHOT VR, Onward, Pavlov VR or even Rec Royale, you are actually burning calories and breaking into a...
Virtual Boxing League and Thrill of the Fight are two of the best boxing simulator titles I’ve had the chance to sample on the HTC Vive. Both are available for every major VR platform, except for PSVR, and both offer an experience that looks similar. At first glance, you...
When you think of radical self-care, what comes to mind? Many would simply answer: prioritizing self-acceptance, eating clean, getting sleep, and being physically active. Those are the core ideas behind self-care, but radical self-care goes a bit deeper. Radical self-care is actively defying our own mental or physical wiring...
I love most the full-body session I get in VR. I bend and move in ways that I would otherwise build a specific workout around, to the point where I sometimes feel like I’ve been through yoga. VR experiences ask gamers to perform actions targeted to various muscle groups....
Tyler, like most of us, worked at a job and had created a lifestyle that led to weight gain. He got an Oculus and has since had a 65-pound weight loss by playing BOX VR, Beat Saber, and other VR games. Here’s how he shook up his lifestyle and...
BE THE HERO
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Be The Hero is part virtual comic and part first-person melee combat game. Players become Kurogane, the hero with hyperspeed running abilities, parkour moves, and the power to attack from above. Use your sword’s powerful Thunder Rush attack to slash through groups of enemies and Thunder Strike...
Several virtual reality games completed qualifier tournaments and winners will now advance to the World Finals at Oculus Connect 5 on September 26-27. Finalists have been decided for Sprint Vector, The Unspoken, and Echo Arena. The Onward Summer Championship will continue as teams battle for the last spots on...
The Virtual Athletics League (VAL) is a competitive esports organization that offers VR athletes (players like us!) and neighborhood VR arcades to take part in worldwide tournaments. The Virtual Athletics League has just celebrated their inaugural Beat Saber tournament on August 17th -- a significant first for VR esports!
It’s...
A robust boxing game with mini-games galore. Comfortable enough for entry-level with ambitious plans.
Virtual Boxing League starts with a kickin’ soundtrack and an introduction to Willie Jackson. He’s your trainer and leads you through the Virtual Boxing League (VBL).
Look around the room to spot challenges, mini-games, and Easter...
Bill Lindsay's weight climbed to almost 400 pounds but he stopped it before it got any higher with VR and fitness. We had a chat with Bill about the games he plays to keep his metabolism going full force, the importance of mods, healthy eating, and how he lost...
Archery is excellent for exercise because it works multiple parts of the body, and the mind, in a single activity. You need strength to knock the string and hold it at the ready. You will require focus to aim carefully, as precision requires that you carefully cut out the...
Lo and behold! OrbusVR is the very first MMORPG to grace the PC VR catalog, and I’m excited to dive into the juicy fitness potential waiting inside. But first, for newcomers to gaming, what does “MMORPG” mean?
An MMORPG, or Massively Multiplayer Online Role(p)laying Game, is a persistent virtual world...
Punch Pad Workout
https://youtu.be/FhNxaQDdMsw
Credit to: vrgamecritic
Use it as a memorization game or as a coordination and a boxing workout. Punch Pad Workout has 3 rounds of punching numbered pads in different combinations. The faster and more accurate the hits the better off your score will be on the leaderboard. The...