Welcome to the Get Fit Guys quick and dirty tips to get moving and shape up. My name is Brock Armstrong,

and I'm the Get Fit Guy. When I woke up this morning, I was raring to go. So I made a cup of coffee

while I did my morning get moving routine and then headed out for a walk. I got my blood pumping, I cleared my head, and I set my intentions for the day to be one that

is movement filled.

Now, in this podcast episode, I'm examining the ways that I have found that virtual reality

games can get the body moving.

So, although I do not really see a time when I would wake up and immediately

strap on a set of VR goggles, many people, including me, find that the opportunities to move

the body, well, they drop off drastically in the evening hours, which is the perfect time to

strap on the headset and play some games.

But first, before we get any further, what is virtual reality gaming?

Well, without getting too geeky, VR is the term used to describe a generation of computer

simulation with technology that gives players a truly

immersive first-person perspective. Virtual reality gaming is where a person can experience

being in a three-dimensional environment and interact with that environment to solve puzzles, complete

tasks, or explore.

Generally, the gear required to enter a VR world is a headset, which are like very large goggles,

and two hand controllers, usually with multiple joysticks and buttons on them.

Once you're wearing the headset, the real world is all but blocked out, and you're virtually

immersed in a virtual world. With the help of the hand controllers, you can move around, use

tools, and turn in 360 degrees. And you know what? I have to admit that before I received the headset

from Oculus, which is a brand of Facebook

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