RIDING ACROSS A COUNTRY IN YOUR LIVING ROOM
Imagine that it’s so cold outside, that your thick, floor-length winter coat isn’t even providing enough warmth. For some people comfortable with embracing freezing temperatures, it might not be so bad. But for the rest of us, there is probably no way that we’d even step outside, not even to get the mail.
In January, that is what it’s like in the UK, frigid and unforgiving. But a man named Aaron Puzey decided to slip on his sneakers and ride his bike the entire length of the UK. That’s 900 miles, all while burning 50,000 calories. How did he accomplish this? How did he not freeze to death? Simply, by using virtual reality (VR).
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Aaron Puzey. Photo Credit: Robert Perry
A Bluetooth cadence monitor, an exercise bike, and Samsung’s Gear VR made this virtual experience come to life. For this experience, Puzey even developed his own app called CycleVR, which uses data from Google Streetview to show the entire route that he took in 360 degrees.
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Source: Futurism