The Oculus Rift virtual reality glasses or helmet project is gaining more followers every day. And it seems that the virtual is once again the future beyond the 90s Runtastic , the fitness company, already known for its multitude of applications of physical training, he did not want to miss the opportunity to take his slice of the pie and has been working on a curious and surprising project to do training that have very real resultsAll this taking advantage of this device to take the gym anywhere, or to transport yourself to a completely different 360 degree environmentsimply by placing this device in front of your eyes.
The Runtastic team has been working for several months to bring several of the utilities already seen in their apps for smartphones directly to Oculus RiftOf course the result is quite different. And it is that the user no longer looks at a flat screen to see how to correctly perform a squat exercise, but has an entire virtual environment, through whichMove to change perspective and enjoy a feeling of full immersion Whether on a green hill , in a beach house or in a psychedelic black hole. Current environments developed for this project but, in the future, will be expanded and, most importantly, will be customizables
At the moment,Runtastichas brought several of his trainings into this project. Issues such as squats, lunges and also your seven-minute workout A high-intensity exercise in a short time that ensures you get the same benefits of a long workout, but taking the possibilities of the user to the limit. Training that can be done with the augmented reality helmet Although it will be necessary to see if this device does not weigh too much or ends up slipping off the user's head with some sudden movement.
In these environments, in addition to taking advantage of a personalized space and created to focus on exercise, the avatar that makes the calls is always present times of personal trainerA 3D character created with great detail to correctly represent the movement to be performed. And it is that, for this, technology has been used logy of motion capture with real trainers. Something that not only achieves realism in the animation, but also the security that it is an almost real personal trainer. All this being able to move and change the perspective to see from anywhere how to perform the movement correctly. In addition, a virtual environment offers many extra possibilities such as display screens in different places to know what the next training is, the achievements obtained by the user or any other information of interest for the training. All this with just look in that direction with this device.
At the moment it is a project under development, although the base is already functional and effective. It remains to be seen when it will hit the markets.A difficult fact to outline when Oculus Rift, the virtual reality device, is still in proper development. At least we know that when he arrives, the Runtastic and fitness will do it with him.
