VR game that uses motion instead of controllers looks adorably fun

Jogger, like Frogger but with aliens and VR.
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VR game that uses motion instead of controllers looks adorably fun
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Jogger is like Frogger except in VR -- and you're being chased by aliens in UFOs with freakin' laser beams attached to them.

Normally, to achieve this kind of motion-controlled gaming, you'd either need controllers -- Nintendo's Wii Remotes or Sony's Move controllers, for instance -- or some kind of visual sensor like Microsoft's Kinect.

But Jogger uses just the motion of you jogging in place as the Oculus/Samsung's GearVR headset bounces up and down to use as input for your forward momentum. Of course, you could probably cheat and shake the headset/your head up and down rapidly to go even faster than the entire weight of your body could move, but where's the fun in that?

I mean...

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Just look at how much fun she's having!

Plus, you'd be ruining all the potential fitness possibilities. Imagine playing this on a treadmill or bike.

via Reddit

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Tina Amini

Tina is the Games Editor for Mashable. She is a born and raised New Yorker. She received a degree in Media, Culture and Communication at New York University, where she also began her writing career. Tina has been editing and writing about video games for 8 years, working across various outlets including Complex Magazine and the former Gawker's Kotaku. She's an excellent first-person shooter player but favors stories above all. She also has the world's softest cat.


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