What was once reserved for MotoGP experts is now available for hobby petrolheads and bike freaks alike. Thanks to the Icaros, fans of the sport can now experience what it’s like to ride at hair-raising speeds without the worry about suffering injuries.
After releasing Icaros Pro in April 2016, a prototype of the virtual reality computer game and sports equipment, the founders and designers Johannes Scholl and Michael Schmidt are now following up with a new and improved version.
“We’ve developed the Icaros R to provide people with motorcycle track grip and racing feeling,” says Schmidt. “I’ve ridden my Ducati in extremely amateur fashion around some very big curves, and I can honestly say that the feeling you get using the ICAROS has much more to do with real bike riding than playing computer games with a controller.”
After releasing Icaros Pro in April 2016, a prototype of the virtual reality computer game and sports equipment, the founders and designers Johannes Scholl and Michael Schmidt are now following up with a new and improved version.
“We’ve developed the Icaros R to provide people with motorcycle track grip and racing feeling,” says Schmidt. “I’ve ridden my Ducati in extremely amateur fashion around some very big curves, and I can honestly say that the feeling you get using the ICAROS has much more to do with real bike riding than playing computer games with a controller.”
The playful approach is the key to ICAROS, although it is primarily intended to achieve an actual goal: movement.
“We see ourselves as a sports equipment manufacturer,” says Schmidt, who has sold over 200 ICAROS “Pro” devices with his company to fitness centres, event agencies, large companies and Arcades. “The gaming component, however, is a great motivator for people and helps to get more out of it than you normally would,” says Schmidt.
This is why he and his team are currently working on an online multiplayer game where sporting competition is the focus.
“The whole process will be global and by 2018, and it will be possible to take part in global contests on all Icaros products,” says Schmidt. “Users will be able to compete in qualifying sessions and finally to determine who is the best in a live final.”
The Icaros R will be launched later this year.
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“We see ourselves as a sports equipment manufacturer,” says Schmidt, who has sold over 200 ICAROS “Pro” devices with his company to fitness centres, event agencies, large companies and Arcades. “The gaming component, however, is a great motivator for people and helps to get more out of it than you normally would,” says Schmidt.
This is why he and his team are currently working on an online multiplayer game where sporting competition is the focus.
“The whole process will be global and by 2018, and it will be possible to take part in global contests on all Icaros products,” says Schmidt. “Users will be able to compete in qualifying sessions and finally to determine who is the best in a live final.”
The Icaros R will be launched later this year.
tags: virtual reality moto gp , virtual reality , nathan finneman colorado , breed of speed , vr future , cool
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