World’s first VR exercise game will launch this year at E3
VirZOOM Inc. have announced today that they will be showcasing the world’s first virtual reality exercise game at E3 this year.
The commercial launch of the exercise game system for the HTC Vive will launch at E3 in Los Angeles on Wednesday June 15th. It will take place in the HTC Vive booth from 10am to 2pm PST.
They’ve also announced Early Access product shipments will begin this month globally to pre-order customers.
The exercise game system includes a VirZOOM Bike Controller, VirZOOM Arcade suite of VR exercise games (available on Steam), a PC game controller emulator, free integration with the Strava fitness app and a free SDK for the Unity game engine.
Ryan Hoopingarner (Director, Product Marketing – VR, HTC Vive) said: “by combining interactive entertainment with the areas of health and fitness, VirZoom is uniquely poised to introduce VR to a broad range of audiences.
“HTC is excited to partner with VirZoom at E3 to showcase the variety of experienced available for the Vive.”
VirZOOM Inc. create VR exercise games compatible with the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR with a custom controller to create “uniquely exciting, discomfort-free virtual reality game play with health and wellness benefits.”
Co-founder and CEO of VirZOOM, Eric Janszen, said: “We’re thrilled to finally be able to show off our market-ready VirZOOM VR game system after years of design, engineering, and polish by our veteran development team with feedback from over 60 alpha and beta sites.
“E3 attendees who try VirZOOM at HTC Vive’s booth should plan to be astonished.”
VirZOOM costs $399.95 from the company’s official website www.virzoom.com and will be available in July via online retailers and in-stores later this year.
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