David Scott, owner of Cool Beans Studios and a developer for the VR game Project Shield, is the perfect example of a person using VR to get a fun daily exercise and losing weight because of it. Losing one pound is hard enough, but losing ten while using VR?...
One of the great challenges for VR fitness is finding the right game for you. Lots of games exist, but the experience feels very disconnected without some kind of unifying platform. That’s the void Omniverse, a unique setup for the VR fitness center from the Virtuix Omni team is...
The hips, knees, and ankles can generate incredible explosive speed, strength, and power. In fact, without the lower body, our arms’ ability to throw, punch, and swing couldn’t achieve even half of what they’re capable of. Don’t believe me? Do you think Tom Walsh could have done this from...
Eternity Warriors VR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEF3t9uUTzU
Eternity Warriors is an action and adventure game that can be played as a single or co-op multiplayer. This VR game is intense, high-charged, and violent, so it’s not a good play for young children. Adults and teens will love that they can become one of 3...
AR Mainstream Popularity
In recent years augmented reality has been popularized by the influential Pokemon GO game. The fun app had users walking around neighborhoods the world over, looking for Pokemon and setting world records.
An AR app like Snapchat is popular among regular folks, social media influencers, and even celebrities....
For more than one thousand generations, the Jedi have protected the galaxy from harm. Now, armed with your lightsaber, you can join these force-sensitive knights in the battle for the galaxy with Star Wars: Jedi Challenges from Lenovo and Disney.
The lightsaber has been the focus of many games for...
In 1985, Nintendo asked children to suspend disbelief and embody the suspenders of an Italian plumber. He was in love with a princess who had been stolen by a giant green monster from a fantasy land, and united with his brother, went in search of her. Thus opens Super...
For something that was never designed to be used as a piece of bonafide fitness equipment, the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift hold up extremely well to the rigors of exercise use. It’s reassuring to know that as the technology progresses, and future iterations released, that the same aspects...
Athletics have been a part of human society ever since the first cave dweller challenged a rival to a spear-throwing contest. It’s almost impossible to imagine how different the world would be today without the tests of strength, speed, strategy, and skill collectively known as sports.
But that world is...
Justice League VR and the Movie
Prepping for the studio release of the Justice League movie that’s out November 17th, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. are busy promoting the action movie Justice League by using VR gear and gaming. If you’re one of the lucky attendees at New York Comic...
It was announced at Google’s 2017 I/O Conference that they've partnered up with HTC and Lenovo for their next round of virtual reality innovations. There are also other standalone VR headsets being developed by Oculus Rift. What does this mean for virtual reality and fitness? Let’s discuss it.
VR Gear...
Doing hundreds of situps and pushups will improve muscle tone and increase overall physical strength, but working out using VR will get you there quicker. New exercisers and even established gym pros will benefit from pairing VR-friendly accessories like weights and resistance with a VR work out. By doing...
If you get bored easily by new workouts and go through them like you’re changing your clothes, you’ll find that trying out a VR workout won’t be just another feather in your cap. Be prepared, Holodia’s Holofit virtual reality exercise experience might actually make you commit.
VR Makes It Easy
In the...
Crypt Hunter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROz1WhqOWFw
Crypt Hunter is a first-person single player and VR fighting adventure game that has a pixel and blocky character and level design that will remind you of Minecraft. You’ll be fighting your way through quests inside dungeons and passageways where you’ll be fighting bats, skeletons, rats, and other...
If you are up for a fun, don’t take yourself too serious type of game, then check out Dracula: Vampires Vs. Zombies. This game is a mix of cartoonish gore meets b-movie type characters. The game is a typical “wave shooter” but it has just enough variety that it...
Who doesn’t want arms capable of delivering a powerful knockout punch or unleashing a deadly flurry of blows at dizzying speeds? I know I do. VR can make that happen and without getting bloody knuckles.
Here is an arm and shoulder workout that will leave your arms feeling like boiled...
PlayStation VR is the virtual reality platform with the largest install base, but Sparc is the first time we've done a fitness review on a PSVR game. We've been anticipating this title since they began releasing images and video last year. The developers have spent a lot of time...
What FITCADE VR Is All About
FITCADE co-owners, Kristoffer Granger and Maly Yang Granger, are part of a Sacramento based VR game and fitness startup that has set their sights on raising money to bring people a full body VR work out or gaming experience that’s perfect for individuals, families,...
How VirZOOM VR Bikes Began
VirZOOM founders Eric Janszen and Eric Malafeew joined forces in 2015 to create a virtual reality compatible exercise bike that was developed for use in the home. They succeeded in this endeavor with the VZ Bike, but they wanted to bring the health benefits...
When you climb onto a treadmill or a recumbent bike and set the speed or resistance level, you can expect a consistent level of output. In other words, if you’re on a treadmill and suddenly speed up or stop, it won’t give a damn. You tell the machine how...