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Kevin Owocki
Learn Meditation in VR — with the HTC Vive
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Mimi Zheng
Love this idea!
Kevin Gilpin
Congrats Fletcher! Love this idea, can't wait to test this out, and cycle it in with my headspace sessions!
Sumeet Shah
Anything that @fletchrichman touches is gold. Hence, this is gold.
Fletcher Richman
Maker
@pe_feeds
Fletcher Richman
Maker
@pe_feeds oh and this
Seth Miller
This. Looks. Incredible.
Robbie Jack
This is one of the coolest uses of VR I've seen. Is there a multiplayer mode?
Kevin Owocki
Maker
@devevangelist not yet, but its on the roadmap
Chris McClaskey
@owocki @devevangelist @fletchrichman What would multiplayer meditation look like? I feel like if I was competing against someone it wouldn't be very... meditative. I'm not trying to be a naysayer, I'm honestly curious.
Fletcher Richman
Maker
@mcclaskc I think it would be group meditation, maybe with a leader, as opposed to a competition. @owocki what were you thinking?
Kevin Owocki
Maker
@mcclaskc It's funny that we live in a world where "multiplayer" implies "competitive" :) We'd likely design a group meditation VR area in which you can see / talk to others around you and get support / advice from them after your meditation; likely modeled off of what is actually done in sangha's across the world today.
Chris McClaskey
@owocki Makes sense. Forgive my ignorance of the various types of meditation. And yeah I tend to play competitive video games so that's what pops into my mind when I hear "multiplayer" I guess.
Chris McClaskey
This is such a great use of current VR headsets. You don't have to worry about walking or handling things, and it seems like the perfect aid for something like meditation. Looking forward to demoing it!
Julie Penner
Cool feedback loop for focusing on your breathing during meditation. Meditation landscapes offer lots of options for different experiences. Congrats Kevin and Fletcher on launching the app!
Brandon Brisbon
Nice... great idea. Finally a chance to do this with technology I use everyday.
Spencer Norman
Very cool idea - one of the more compelling VR use cases I've come across. Also love the team behind it. Huge respect for both @fletchrichman who hustles like no other and @owocki who also puts out the fantastic http://startupcto.io/ podcast which I listen to religiously. Love seeing awesome new ideas come out of Colorado!
Kevin Owocki
Maker
@spencernorman @fletchrichman Thanks for listening :) Colorado FTW
Joel Jacobson
Can't wait to check it out. Based on involvement from @fletchrichman, bet it is legit!
Mark Gelband
Always impressed with what @fletchrichman has going on in his virtual reality.
Julien Denaes
that's the definitive excuse to buy a vive Thank you
Cole Winans
Congrats on the launch! Great idea, and super creative use of VR. Excited to give this a shot!
Dylan Slack
Super excited to demo this with @fletchrichman!
Max Rehkopf
Always great to see cool things come out of Boulder, CO. Can't wait to dig in!
Kevin Owocki
Maker
@maxrehkopf send us feedback once you do!
Hannah Davis
Excited to try this out!
Bar Bruhis
Fletcher and team are f**ing legit, highly recommend this =)
Keegan Gaeng
Another @fletcherrichman joint? Sign me up and turn the volume to 11.
Nigel Sharp
Mindfullness for the holiday season. Cool project!
Kevin Owocki
Maker
Hi all, Maker here. Super excited to bring this live in time for the holiday season. I've been a practitioner of zazen for almost a decade now. Throughout my own journey with zen, I've fallen off the wagon and gotten on several times. I began looking for ways to sift through all of the philosophy and wisdom associated with Buddhism (there sure is a lot!), and actually apply those to my own meditation. When the HTC Vive came out, and @fletchrichman began building experiences for it, we were super excited about breaking ground in a new category: a meditation app that *increased* your focus by tracking how people meditate in real time and providing you feedback when you go off course. For us, we meditate by following our breath. For those who use other meditation objects, we hope to build something for you sometime down the road. Cheers! @owocki (and @fletchrichman )