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Fitness? The idea of puffing and sweating inside a heavy VR headset doesn't seem very alluring to me for some reason... Besides, I personally think fitness shou
by vekker 6y ago
Fitness? The idea of puffing and sweating inside a heavy VR headset doesn't seem very alluring to me for some reason... Besides, I personally think fitness should be about reconnecting with the body and the real world, not "grinding" and distracting yourself while getting this physical thing done.
- aqme28 6y agoWhat's wrong with distraction? Plenty of people stay in shape as a side-effect of their enjoyment of sports and games. Am I not really working out when I play soccer or go rock climbing?
- vekker 6y agoThere's nothing wrong with it per se. To each their own. I don't see playing soccer or rock climbing as "distraction", on the contrary. I mean distraction as in distracting your mind from the present moment. For example, I used to go running and weightlifting while listening to music and podcasts for example, because I was in the mindset of physical exercise == unpleasant & time consuming therefore I must distract myself "to get it over with". VR workouts sound a lot like an idea coming from that same mindset.
- dougmwne 6y agoIt did not sound remotely interesting or compelling to me until I tried it. It turns out it's a great way to get moving without feeling like you're putting work into it. For example, I've been using Thrill of the Fight to de-stress after work. It's incredibly effective at that because your brain gets tricked into thinking you're in an actual fight and millions of years of fight or flight stress response kicks in. Afterwards three rounds you feel the kind of release from stress that it would take hours of traditional stress management techniques to achieve. All without the head trauma!
- blensor 6y agoWe are developing an open source VR fitness game and after almost a year of exercising im VR I can tell you that in my case the sweat inside of your headset is not a problem but you should use the right VR cover. The stock ones of the Quest are very hard to keep clean. The sweat on the rest of your body is a completely different issue. After about 40 minutes of VRWorkout I usually look like coming fresh out of the shower. Without VR I could never build up the willpower to "grind on" for so long. Our game does not try to put the game aspect first but the workout. The game elements are subordinate to the movements if your body and the muscles you are using not the other way around. That's something we have can't compromise on since the movements that are expected from the player (jumping, pushups, crunches, burpees) should not be compromised by trying to achieve some arbitrary goal like hitting an enemy. Here is a video of this crazy idea https://youtu.be/mFYzaQzsUI4 https://youtu.be/mFYzaQzsUI4 [1] VRWorkout https://vrworkout.at https://vrworkout.at
- Kiro 6y agoThis looks awesome. I'm playing FitXR for upper-body and Pistol Whip for lower-body but I really want a tailored experience. Any idea when it will be released natively on Quest?
- blensor 6y agoWe are mainly using SideQuest and Steam, we don't expect Oculus to approve this in the official store so the time is better spent on the development side. BUT, Oculus will officialy allow third party games in some form starting early in 2021. So if you are not a SideQuest user you will still be able to use it hopefully soon. Although I'd really recommend SideQuest it adds a lot of value to your headset. Another alternative would be to use our experimental WebXR version, but that is really only for a quick peek, it's not on par with the native version, not even close.
- Kiro 6y agoThanks! I might have to install SideQuest just for this.
- seanmcdirmid 6y ago> The idea of puffing and sweating inside a heavy VR headset doesn't seem very alluring to me for some reason... It is like hanging out in a sweaty gym, you get used to it. But the quest isn't exactly idea for it, which is why I think my headset konked out after a year of heavy use. I hope it gets better. > not "grinding" and distracting yourself while getting this physical thing done. To each their own of course. Shadow boxing has been a thing for a few decades now, this is just shadow boxing to music with visual, audio, and a bit of force feedback. I personally need to be distracted, and I like to be able to keep my heart rate at 70-80% without expending extra will power.
- fossuser 6y agoI got one of these for my SO: https://www.amazon.com/VR-Cover-Silicone-Oculus-Quest/dp/B086YC2YJ6 https://www.amazon.com/VR-Cover-Silicone-Oculus-Quest/dp/B08... It works really well and mostly solves 80% of the issue. She's really good at beatsaber (top ten in global leaderboards for many of the songs), but plays under my account (just because I already had one). Somewhat comically this lead to a coworker seeing my username and asking me about my beatsaber ability. I'm pretty mediocre myself.
- seanmcdirmid 6y agoI'll give it a try, thanks! I like Beatsaber a lot, it is less of a grind than FitXR, but I still come back to FitXR since I can get a better workout there (Beatsaber is a good warmup).
- fossuser 6y agoYeah I think the beatsaber workouts start to accelerate at expert+ with faster speed turned on. I never got anywhere close to that though.
- TulliusCicero 6y agoVery heavy fitness games no, but something moderate like Beat Saber is pretty great. There are ways you can deal with the sweatiness too.
- scpedicini 6y agoI keep in good physical condition in every possible manner: running trails, playing soccer, lifting weights, hell even playing DDR. Fitness is literally getting your body into a more physically fit form, it has nothing to do with "connecting with the real world.", whatever that means. I'm down with anything that motivates people to elevate their heart rate.