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by divan 819 days ago
I'm not a gamer, but I found shooter games in VR to be extremely cool for procrastination. I can play Contractors for hours.

Last winter I had limited opportunities to excercise, so I tried FitXR and it turned out to be insanely engaging. Reality can't give that level of engagement and multisensory feedback. I did boxing and HIIT daily, and while I don't like to sweat like crazy in my living room, that was extremely positive experience that helped me get through the winter.
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jwells89 819 days ago
This is a bit of how I feel about Beat Saber modded with community maps.

It’s engaging and challenging in a way little else I can do at home is, and it’s pretty good for getting some movement and cardio in to boot. The days I play it’s almost always for an hour and if it weren’t for physical exhaustion I could go longer (once when live-streaming my play to and audio chatting with a family member, I played for closer to two hours straight thanks to having something to distract me from my tiredness).

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divan 819 days ago
Oh yeah, I listen Prodigy only in Beat Saber now :)
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divan 819 days ago
Shooters are less energy demanding though. Even a bit disappointingly so. I even used to put gym hand weights so my muscles get more work to do while playing (also helps with stabilizing the gun, as I don't have gunstock).

Contractors demo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gjRRoYwPTQ

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