Mark Zuckerberg is tirelessly seeking fresh opportunities to integrate virtual reality within the fitness landscape.
In Brief
Virtual reality fitness is still in its early stages, but there's vast potential for its expansion.
The Oculus Quest 2 Active Pack is designed to support those who are passionate about fitness in a VR environment.
Zuckerberg is exploring various applications for virtual reality. Initially focusing on corporate metaverses, Meta has started to investigate the burgeoning area of VR fitness, where users are increasingly engaging in virtual workouts, with a remarkable 90% of them using VR fitness apps. renew their subscriptions after the first month.
The company is venturing into an intriguing path that promises exciting opportunities. Meta’s Quest 2 Active Pack is an assortment of accessories crafted to simplify VR fitness training. This kit features easy-to-clean face pads along with wrist and knuckle straps. Meta has plans to broaden the range to include third-party products next year.
An API for fitness is also set to launch in the fall, enabling users to share their physical activity data with various applications. Apple’s Health feature will facilitate the addition of workouts and encourage friendly competition among peers.
VR fitness apps are already popular:
- Beat Saber generated $100 million Last year's sales saw a notable leap, largely thanks to a rhythm game where players jump over obstacles and wield lightsabers to the beat of music. Twitter users who are gamers have shared their weight loss journeys using Beat Saber:the record is 34 kg!
- Supernatural offers a daily virtual reality cardio workout featuring celebrity trainers and well-known figures. For a long time, Zuckerberg has dreamed of purchase the VR fitness startup , but his ambitions have been stalled by antitrust challenges.
- A new VR basketball application is set to transform gym classes. Its beta version on App Lab gained immense popularity on TikTok, recently attracting $8 million in funding from a prominent investor. 1 million downloads It's quite possible that VR fitness could act as a gateway, bringing a wave of new users into metaverses. Unlike traditional gyms, these workouts can feel more like engaging games than exertion. Plus, working out from the comfort of home saves time that would otherwise be spent traveling. fund a16z .
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