mindrideOne of the most immersive VR flying experiences that I’ve had a chance to try so far is Mindride Airflow. I got to experience it last fall at VRLA 2016, and the weightless harness combined with a variety of different wind speeds gave me a deep sense of immersion and presence beyond what I would’ve expected.

I had a chance to catch up with Yehuda Duenyas and Ben Kato to talk about their experiential design process that prioritizes the depth of immersion and quality experience over anything else. We also talk about how Airflow normalized a real-life skydiving adventure for Duenyas, and the different haptic techniques they’ve used to cultivate a deep sense of embodied presence.

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Kent Bye
  • NooYawker

    All these types of peripherals are amazing but the average consumer, even a die hard gamer would be hard pressed to afford these things.
    Not that I want them to stop making them. Maybe one day it’ll trickle down to a home consumer version for a couple of hundred bucks.

  • fuyou2

    Flying over a pretty boring looking Landscape!!

  • Antonio Vacos

    Try this online servise for yourself