by Sascha Brodsky | June 8, 2021 A new wave of home exercise equipment could get your heart rate pumping harder by using virtual reality. The company Virtuix is building an at-home fitness treadmill that has built-in virtual reality called Omni One. The treadmill’s 360-degree experience enables users to walk or run in any direction […]

By Dean Takahashi | March 3, 2021 Virtuix said it has raised $11 million from 4,000 investors on the SeedInvest equity crowdfunding platform for its home-based Omni One VR treadmill. The money will help the company introduce a new generation of its consumer virtual reality devices. The successful funding is a reminder of how well […]

By Matt Harding | March 2, 2021 Virtuix, developer of the Omni Arena virtual reality esports attraction, just announced the platform has surpassed a whopping 2 million plays. The company attributes the continuing success to their built-in weekly and monthly contests and a $100,000 prize pool. “By offering a $100,000 prize pool, our esports series […]

By Amusement RC | January 19, 2021 Virtuix, developer of the “Omni Arena” virtual reality esports attraction, announced a cash prize pool of $100,000 for the 2021 Omni Arena esports series. With this large prize pool, Virtuix aims to help attract guests back to entertainment venues after the lockdowns of 2020. “By offering a $100,000 […]

By Amusement RC | December 8, 2020 Virtuix, creator of the “Omni Arena” virtual reality esports attraction, has unveiled “Dead Zone: Zombies,” its latest game for Omni Arena. In Dead Zone, teams of up to four players cooperate to fight hordes of zombies, collect supplies, and survive a zombie apocalypse. Dead Zone offers two rounds […]

By Josh Enomoto | October 22, 2020 Not only has digitalization impacted everyday conveniences, it has also changed our culture. For instance, it wasn’t that long ago that video games were exclusively the domain of the male and the mate-less. Now, this sad narrative has been flipped onto its head, with video games becoming integrated […]

By Kris Holt | October 7, 2020 It’s been a long time since we first got to try out Virtuix’s Omni VR treadmill and the company is finally preparing to roll out a more-compact consumer version of the device. It plans to ship the gaming-focused Omni One in the second half of 2021. The system […]

By Dean Takahashi | October 7, 2020 When virtual reality took off more slowly than expected in 2016, Virtuix pivoted with its Omni Arena 360-degree treadmills for VR, taking them into theme parks and VR arcades. But now that the pandemic has hobbled those attractions, Virtuix is returning to the home VR market with the […]

By Vending Times | September 3, 2020 Virtuix, creator of the “Omni Arena” virtual reality esports attraction, has shared the latest usage data captured by Omni Arena systems at entertainment venues nationwide and has found revenues have recovered 85% of pre-lockdown levels, according to a press release. The Omni is a motion platform that enables […]