You can run on an omni-directional treadmill with Virtuix's Omni One VR gaming system.
You can run on an omni-directional treadmill with Virtuix's Omni One VR gaming system.
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Virtuix debuts Omni One full-body VR gaming system | hands-on review

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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After more than a decade of work and $40 million in funding, Virtuix is launching its Omni One virtual reality gaming system for home consumers today.

I was able to use the Omni One in a demo in San Francisco where I played multiple games wearing a Pico-based VR headset. It takes some getting used to running in place on a treadmill that can go in any direction. But once you learn it, you can really get immersed in a VR game and get a lot of exercise.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.