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by shay_ker 2136 days ago
I absolutely LOVE this. Really considering backing the kickstarter.

Some thoughts I had off the top of my head:

- This seems feels like a good use case for VR to have something totally immersive. Not sure how steady VR headsets are these days though...

- Are there mechanics to "level up", like an RPG? I think that type of structure motivates a lot of people to keep playing and "grinding"

- What about P2P? It seems hard to pull-off, but could be really cool & entertaining on twitch!

Excited to see where you all go!

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> Not sure how steady VR headsets are these days though...

VR headsets are pretty secure in general. The problem is comfort and the other is sweat. Comfort will vary headset to headset but there are lots of accessories and mods to deal with both issues.

The best thing about VR is immersion. There are also several really good boxing/fighting games out now. One of them is good enough where a pro-boxer uses it for training much like some pro drivers use driving sims to practice. The only things missing are resistance and feedback. I can see Quell's straps being used in VR. The best I've seen for feedback is wear a suit or vest of bunch of small speakers. It's not ideal, but it's better than nothing.

Hey! :)

Thank you so much! Lovely to hear that you're interested in backing us!

To answer your questions: - We're definitely interested in porting Quell to VR later down the line. However, we chose not to for now, because our users just don't like exercising with it. They say it's cumbersome, heavy, sweaty and unsteady.

- The game is a fully-fledged story-based game with RPG elements. We totally agree that it's absolutely key to have this, to make sure our users love exercising with Quell, and don't get bored of it!

- P2P is also in our plans! It's not going to be one of our first features, but we're working to make it happen later down the line - it would be super exciting.

Let me know if you have further questions, super happy to reply :)