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by claudiulodro 1554 days ago
What do y'all think are the odds VR Racquetball is the next big thing? I could see it happening -- it's a pretty clever idea. It might just be a niche thing like drone racing though (or is drone racing catching on?). These "future sports" are an interesting market.
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blunte 1554 days ago
Multiplayer Wii tennis was fun. I've never tried multiplayer VR anything, but I imagine racketball in VR would be fun too.

However, having slammed myself (too) hard against walls playing, I wonder how dangerous it would be to be flailing around blind in a normal room...

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victorbond 1554 days ago
Multiplayer WII was the best 2D racquet sport simulation. Racket:Next is THE VR next BIG step... and the best way to play it is to set the stationary "Guardian" about 2 meters, so you don't crash the lamp! Thanks for commenting.
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victorbond 1554 days ago
Actually, Racquetball simulations don't work in VR, nor any other racquet sports simulations except table tennis. Racket:Next is an ANALOGUE of conventional racquet sports... have a look at www.racketnext.com/playing. Thanks for commenting.
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