If I had to describe my body type, it would say I’m deceptively skinny-fat. I sucked down a bottle of water and carried on what I thought from the outside looked like a reasonable conversation about when the bike will land on consumer doorsteps, but I was actually dying inside (more so than usual).
I wanted to get the high score.īy the time I got out of the three-minute race (just three minutes!), I was basically in shambles. I wasn’t ready to push myself farther than I should have in polite company. So here I am, in canvas slacks and a button-up shirt ready to do a VR demo, interview some people, and then continue to stomp around the CES show floor.
I wanted to keep pushing onward in the same way any decent racing simulator demands it totally hooked into my innate sense of competition and not wanting to let the computer beat me. It’s a pretty basic formula, but I have to admit it’s not only a visually polished game, but also engaging enough to take my mind off my rapidly declining ability to peddle. The objective is to go fast as possible, navigate through the ring checkpoints, and shoot down balloon targets by locking on with your gaze. One such title demoing today at CES was Aeronauts, a game that tosses you into a steampunk pedal-powered glider flying through a twisting canyon. Most importantly, the NordicTrack VR Bike comes with a Vive Focus and a number of gamified workouts designed to motivate you. Among the lot was the NordicTrack VR Bike, an upcoming exercise bike which includes a steerable yoke replete with standard controller input buttons, directional pad, triggers, etc. The Vive demo space at CES 2019 played host to a number of games, apps, and brand engagement pieces using Vive Pro’s new eye-tracking tech and Vive Focus, the company’s standalone 6DOF headset.
I haven’t been to the gym in forever, but now I’m definitely rethinking that (in)decision. Games like Beat Saber and Creed: Rise to Glory are a great way to get your heart pumping while having a blast, and after having played a number of these types of games at a near constant since they came to VR headsets, I thought I was in decent enough shape to take on NordicTrack’s upcoming consumer exercise bike with VR headset integration.
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