Training for better hand-eye coordination is essential in the modern age. Everything from driving to typing requires dexterity and improving it only helps us in other avenues. You might become a better cook because you’re handier with a knife. You might find your handwriting improving, or your grip tightening....
Getting in the zone, being focused, embodiment, immersion, or flow. Any name that you call it, the flow state is a real psychological phenomenon that occurs when gamers and exercise fanatics play games or exercise in VR. We’re here to help you understand the flow state and then hack...
VR gaming is such a high-octane fat burning, muscle-flexing exercise that fit gamers like Dusty Fohs lost 20 pounds and Oldboy67 shed 12 pounds in as little as 2 months! Virtual reality can gamify your exercise routine and it doesn’t have an age cap or fitness level entry requirement....
Survios has just officially announced the anticipated release of Sprint Vector for the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and PlayStation VR. Vectorheads, get your headbands on, wrist cuffs on, and your arms warmed up and ready!
Release Date and Compatibility
The skill based, arms swinging, competitive VR game, Sprint Vector, is getting...
WWE is set to bodyslam its way into your headsets this year, thanks to a partnership with NextVR. The pair will offer an experience that not even live TV can provide. Using strategically placed cameras around the ring, the action will be captured in true 360 degrees, allowing users...
Sense Arena is using virtual reality to train hockey players with a sports training program that will take them to the ice without having to put skates on. The training simulation will assist young athletes in developing their mental hockey skills to see real results when they compete.
What is...
Staring at the wall or out the window as you run on the treadmill or elliptical is going to get stale fast, even with a playlist full of fired up tracks. So what other cardio and strengthening exercise options are there that aren’t going to scare away returning exercisers...
2018 got off to a great start with some new updates for Thrill of the Fight’s beta, and an October update you might have missed if you haven’t been following development. The VR Health Institute says Thrill of the Fight is one of the most intense workouts on offer...
We use our eyes for more than just seeing the world around us, we use them to orient ourselves and focus on important objects we need to interact with. Our eyes only focus on a set amount of space, you can test this right now by looking just to...
Nemesis Realms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ykhHH4-YRM
Become a fire-spitting raid boss dragon that’s trying to defeat friends who are trying to defeat you with controllers. Take turns as one of the 3 beastly bosses or become the hero who destroys the super big purple nemesis.
Fitness Potential
Nemesis Realms is an early access VR...
The Icaros virtual flight simulator and fitness machine will begin transforming bodies at the YMCA in downtown Minneapolis this week on Friday. The machine’s horizontal design is built to support fitness rock stars and anyone looking to build up their core and balance.
Gym Opening
The Minneapolis YMCA prides itself on...
Do you remember the glory days of the local arcade? As a kid in the 90s, there was a local mini-golf course (RIP Castle Park) that had arcade cabinets galore, skee-ball, tickets, and even a water park. It eventually shut down, and I was left wanting more. Fast forward...
The world-renowned VOCALOID singing sensation, Hatsune Miku, will be getting her own VR rhythm game called Hatsune Miku VR. Crypton Future Media, Inc. and Degica Games are expected to release the game to the public in Spring 2018.
Virtual Music Sensation
The virtual teal haired anime songstress just had her...
It’s a new year and a new you! If your goals are to capture your fitness journey or to shoot your own 360 fitness videos for the world to see, here are some user-friendly VR cameras to get you filming in no time and some to keep your eye...
STRIVR, the California-based virtual reality training specialists, are assisting U.S. Ski and Snowboard teams train for the Winter Olympics with top performance technology. With the 2018 Winter Olympics starting on February 9th, Team USA is just mere weeks away from taking to the snowy slopes of South Korea.
High-Tech...
Insert reference to famous space movie here. Beat Saber is an anticipated future release and VR rhythm game that’s created by Hyperbolic Magnetism, a development studio based out of the Czech Republic. Beat Saber has been described as a cross between Guitar Hero and Fruit Ninja VR. Equipped with...
VR in 2017 was about software growth, and that growth is linked to hardware. The more hardware that sells, the more people invest in VR and development expands. Like any new technology, the consumer demand is extremely high but the price point hasn’t met expectations until recently. The Vive...
It’s the weekend or the weekday and you’re looking to have some relaxing good times. Avoid long lines, sticky floors, overpriced drinks and high-calorie pizza! Grab your friends and family for a round of VR table top sports like table tennis, pool, foosball, ping pong, air hockey, darts, shuffleboard...
How many times have you crept closer to the New Year and thought: “this year is my time! I’m going to finally lose that weight and keep it off!” I think we’ve all been there (it’s in my goal notebook as I type this), but the key to really...
BOX VR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi9rru9_xfA
This punch-to-the-beat, boxing VR workout is now released on Oculus. Listen to electronic music or play your own workout playlist as you combo punch your way to fitness. This game is rated as “Intense” for the Oculus comfort level and has box combos that have been curated by...