{"id":33831,"date":"2020-06-25T05:25:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T05:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceofthetime.net\/?p=2527"},"modified":"2021-08-05T18:42:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T16:42:08","slug":"doing-squats-in-a-vr-forest-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceofthetime.com\/dlc\/2020\/06\/25\/doing-squats-in-a-vr-forest-2\/","title":{"rendered":"DOING SQUATS IN A VR FOREST"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Imagine doing squats at the Grand Canyon or dancing under a waterfall\u2026in the comfort of your own home. The release of an innovative virtual reality fitness game might come in handy for us longing for our gyms to open again. But Supernatural has a bright future perspectives after lockdown as well; it could be an important building block for the future of VR gaming.<\/p>\n

What is\u00a0it<\/h4>\n

Supernatural<\/strong> is a Virtual Reality fitness game where you hit virtual objects with motion controllers that are moving towards you in a certain choreography. The game is developed by VR company Within<\/strong><\/a>, by founders Aaron Koblin<\/strong> and Chris Milk<\/strong>. While the basic mechanics of the game aren\u2019t very innovatory, Supernatural steps it up a notch with focusing on full-body workouts and the introduction of virtual coaches; all while experiencing beautiful real-world scenery. The virtual coaches will set up a new curated workout for you every day, encourage you during your progress, remind you to breath correctly and even talk you through warming up and cooling down exercises that are often overlooked by other fitness games. Koblin and Milk wanted to combine the fun, gaming elements from popular movement games with the serious and structured fitness routines from online work-out platforms. The founders tested different types of \u2018fit-games\u2019 but realized they got caught up in the game and were focused on winning, instead of focusing on exercising and becoming more fit and strong. On the other hand, the online workout programs they tried were more intense but no fun at all which led to distraction and quitting. Koblin and Milk were determined to create a game that users would embed in their daily routines, a game that would stick and keep them engaged. Thus, Supernatural was born.<\/p>\n

The game is exciting and interesting, without losing track of staying fit. Losing is not an option in Supernatural, but it will challenge the user accordingly. The game will dynamically change the difficulty of the track to the performance of the user. The game is currently only released on the Oculus Quest for users in North-America.<\/p>\n

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Why it\u2019s\u00a0Cool<\/h4>\n