08-23-2020, 09:18 AM
Thanks for the reply, it's good to hear more improvements will be coming to Explorer soon.
My reluctance to buy a Quest headset and look for alternatives was fuelled more when support for the Go was dropped and with the recent news that all future Oculus headsets will require a Facebook login. I don't have Facebook and I don't want it either (although I admit I am probably in the minority on that one). It may not effect current Quest users but that could certainly change, especially if and when they release its successor, Oculus/Facebook could drop support for it and make it go the way of, well the Go.
I agree with HHH's previous comment about there being a bigger market for your apps in the phone/tablet arena and it worth considering pursuing that avenue as well. I think a lot more people who are into fitness and indoor cycling are far more likely to want to use an app like Explorer and will already have a smartphone and/or tablet. The VR market seems very niche to me (even though I own a headset myself, just not an Oculus one) and it's made even smaller by the number of people who have a headset and an exercise bike and are willing to use both together.
Admittedly there are people who enjoy games like Beat Saber which have a fitness element to them but I doubt many of them have an exercise bike or an indoor bike setup or are even willing to get one to use your software. There are a lot of people who use Zwift and similar apps but again, how many of them either own a headset or are willing to get one to use with VZFit? I think a lot of people would be put off by how hot they would get and the amount of sweat they would produce with a headset on.
I probably don't know what I'm talking about and I understand you probably have a very small development team, I'm just trying to understand the numbers. It must obviously be worth your while to pursue VR but you seemed to have really narrowed your focus on an already very narrow market in not making it available for all headsets and not opening it up for use on a wider variety of devices such as smartphones, tablets or even computers. Explorer on it's own offers something a lot of the more mainstream apps don't and this could be developed further for those that like races and the more competitive side of indoor cycling or those wanting to join group rides and be part of a community.
Anyway, I have gone way off topic and don't mean to sound like I am slating your product or marketing strategy. I just feel that it has a much bigger potential reach than what it's current focused direction enables if it was just opened up a bit more to other avenues.
My reluctance to buy a Quest headset and look for alternatives was fuelled more when support for the Go was dropped and with the recent news that all future Oculus headsets will require a Facebook login. I don't have Facebook and I don't want it either (although I admit I am probably in the minority on that one). It may not effect current Quest users but that could certainly change, especially if and when they release its successor, Oculus/Facebook could drop support for it and make it go the way of, well the Go.
I agree with HHH's previous comment about there being a bigger market for your apps in the phone/tablet arena and it worth considering pursuing that avenue as well. I think a lot more people who are into fitness and indoor cycling are far more likely to want to use an app like Explorer and will already have a smartphone and/or tablet. The VR market seems very niche to me (even though I own a headset myself, just not an Oculus one) and it's made even smaller by the number of people who have a headset and an exercise bike and are willing to use both together.
Admittedly there are people who enjoy games like Beat Saber which have a fitness element to them but I doubt many of them have an exercise bike or an indoor bike setup or are even willing to get one to use your software. There are a lot of people who use Zwift and similar apps but again, how many of them either own a headset or are willing to get one to use with VZFit? I think a lot of people would be put off by how hot they would get and the amount of sweat they would produce with a headset on.
I probably don't know what I'm talking about and I understand you probably have a very small development team, I'm just trying to understand the numbers. It must obviously be worth your while to pursue VR but you seemed to have really narrowed your focus on an already very narrow market in not making it available for all headsets and not opening it up for use on a wider variety of devices such as smartphones, tablets or even computers. Explorer on it's own offers something a lot of the more mainstream apps don't and this could be developed further for those that like races and the more competitive side of indoor cycling or those wanting to join group rides and be part of a community.
Anyway, I have gone way off topic and don't mean to sound like I am slating your product or marketing strategy. I just feel that it has a much bigger potential reach than what it's current focused direction enables if it was just opened up a bit more to other avenues.