Cyclists looking to switch up their training routes are going to love hooking up their bicycle to Zwift. The Zwift bicycle system isn’t a true VR experience, but it does connect bikes with indoor training gear where cyclists ride solo or with a group as they train remotely and...
When we glance around a room without focusing on one thing in particular, our eyes move around and then blink in small eye jumps known as saccades. Road to VR has an interesting article that covers how researchers have devised saccade tracking that will move and reorient players incrementally...
APEX Tournament
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DwwQ_ebgKA
This is an early access game that’s been compared to Overwatch by the developers because it’s a fast-paced and competitive game. Teams will face off in a 4 vs 4 Team Death Match where players race around arenas with Hyper Dash as they zip past players and attack...
That moment when you realize you're out of shape is a difficult but life-changing one. Doing what it takes to get off the couch and setting a workout routine, in or out of the gym, doesn't have to be defeating. Exercising with VR is not only exciting and fun, it...
KAT VR or Hangzhou Virtual Technology Co. Ltd.’s VR compatible omnidirectional treadmills (ODT) have announced on Reddit that they will be starting another Kickstarter page to begin raising funds for their newest endeavor, the KAT Walk mini. In a cinched down model of the original KAT Walk VR, the...
This is Part 2 of a two-part series of articles designed to help new and potential Rift users get the most from their setup. In Part 1 we looked at beginner tips, while in Part 2 we’ll add an additional rear sensor for a full room-scale experience. We’ll also...
In Part 1 of our Oculus Rift beginner's tips series, I'll provide both new and potential Rift users with some easy guidelines for making the most of your setup while avoiding some early mistakes that I made after purchasing the Oculus Rift for exercise in August 2017.
In Part...
The anticipated movie, Ready Player One, is directed by Steven Spielberg and is based on the 2011 novel by Ernest Cline, where the storyline takes place inside a world that relies on the VR metaverse and multiplayer games to block out but also compete in a dystopian society. Both...
Blue Goji, the virtual reality and wellness technology company that turns stationary bikes and ellipticals into VR fitness machines, has partnered with WOODWAY and have announced that they are expecting a 2019 release for their newest patented creation, the Infinity VR treadmill. Futuristically designed with an illuminating blue hue,...
Jeroen van Werkhoven is a Lead Level Designer at New World Interactive and has spent time developing video games like Insurgency, Insurgency Sandstorm, and Day of Infamy. In this interview with VR Fitness Insider, Jeroen discusses his mental health blog, his personal mental health experience, his favorite fitness VR...
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out has come a long way...
Mech League Boxing is a VR boxing game, where you can train, equip gear and take out all your aggression on massive robots in a tournament style arena. This is a full cardio workout that would make 2D Mike Tyson proud. Fire...
EON Reality, based in Irvine, California, makes VR apps that simulate real-world experiences. VR is exploding in this market, offering new ways to train a multitude of users on important and life-saving tasks. Those skills meticulously recreating real-life scenarios for training purposes were put to work on a new...
Apex Construct
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN1RsJkUvwk
This is a futuristic first-person, action and adventure, high tech bow and arrow shooter with puzzle elements. It's set in a mechanized world and in nature, where you’ll fling arrows at different robotic bad guys so you won’t get taken over by their uprising.
Fitness Potential
Apex Construct is...
Survios and MGM Interactive studios jointly announced that Creed: Rise to Glory is a single player virtual boxing game with “Intuitive VR melee combat” and “real-life movement mechanics” that would present VR gamers and Rocky and Creed film fans with a “true boxing bout". We took to the literal...
Youth soccer has a small problem: referees are hard to come by. Aggressive parents, the stressors of travel leagues and volunteers that don’t have a full grasp of the rules all contribute to the growing shortage of referees. Some feel pushed out and can’t deal with everyone second guessing...
Black Box VR’s team of fitness experts have announced that they will be demoing their innovative resistance-based experience at IHRSA 2018 in sunny San Diego, California on March 22nd to the 23rd. If you want to see what the next generation of fitness equipment looks like, check out Engadget’s...
Have you ever wondered what kind of tech our top athletes have been training with? Or do you want a high tech solution to keep you conditioned in the offseason? SkyTechSport has ski and snowboard simulators that are used for athletic training, rehabilitation, and learning new skills.
Top Teams...
In the 21st century, we won’t be spending precious time staring at white walls as we run on a treadmill going nowhere or lifting weights like a cave man or cave lady. Those workouts got us where we are today and still have their value, but virtual reality is...
Have you ever thought to yourself, "I wish my fitness instructor was a dragon?" Or ever wanted to float in the sky dancing to the beat of your favorite song. Look no further, Holodance may be your jam.
Holodance is a VR boxing game where you physically punch to the beat of...
Most of us don’t think twice about slipping on our headsets and entering virtual worlds without physically preparing our bodies for an experience where we'll bend, twist, duck, jump, etc. In reality, this might not be such a wise idea.
Like any sport or strenuous activity, esports involves injuries. Traditionally,...