Quell

Hello Product Hunt, and a big thanks to @katmanalac from PH for all your help! We started Quell because for us, exercise wasn’t fun; it was work. As passionate gamers, we loved the idea of gamifying fitness, but every fitness game we played seemed to fall short on either the game or the exercise. We believed that if we could get both right, we could make exercise something people like us looked forward to. We went with boxing to appeal to people who wanted a more intense and cathartic experience. These players wanted to feel the satisfaction of throwing a real punch but didn’t want the hassle of a punchbag, so we set out to create a wireless, lightweight wearable to replicate that feeling. Three months ago, we got funded by Y Combinator, left our jobs and moved the whole team into my apartment. We bought a 3D printer, a sewing machine and an array of electronics and textiles. We spent all day every day looping through talking to users, collating insights, designing, and prototyping. It’s been the best experience of our lives. Today, we’re excited to announce that we’ve finished a full, working prototype of the game and wearable, and are now live on Kickstarter! We wanted to launch on Product Hunt as early as possible to give you access to our early-bird prices, which are more than 30% off MSRP. Here’s a brief overview of Quell’s best features: - Effective: Early testing shows that Quell burns more calories than running or spinning. - Hassle-free: Start in under a minute, without worrying about bad weather, travel time, sharing equipment, and planning your workout. - Personalised: Each fight guides players through a fun, rigorous workout tailored to their fitness goals. - Replayable: Quell features hundreds of enemies with a massive range of combat styles, daily quests, events, and a massive range of rewards. - Rewarding: Unlock new in-game gauntlets and gain access to ever-more powerful moves and skills. We’d love to hear what Product Hunt thinks! We want to make the game you want to play, so please let us know what you’d like to see in the comments.

This looks so cool! Are you planning to release other fitness games apart from boxing?

I think that this device is an important step in the future of VR technologies.

So glad that finally there's an interactive training option with resistance. Other stuff like Wii boxing mean injured and worn out joints. Looks expensive though :P

FitXr is the killer oculus app for this. Incredibly powerful experience of air boxing training with other members. It’s like you are in your own gym.

Given the concern with violent video games played via a control, have y'all studied the implications of actually acting out violence? Are there analogous studies that would speak to this question with regards to boxing?

If Oculus Quest weren’t a thing, this would be more of a home run. Then again this is cheaper and Peleton is still here.