By Sukanya Ganesh — Jun 26, 2023

🏀 Realistic VR Basketball

Gym Class VR - creating a realistic immersive virtual experience of playing basketball

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Gym Class VR - basketball in virtual reality

Gym Class VR aims to be as accurate a simulation of Basketball in VR as possible. Employing cutting-edge physics and high-fidelity graphics, Gym Class features realistic basketball mechanics, full-body avatars, and immersive environments. Players can connect and play basketball games together on a customizable digital court or simply socialize, even if they are distributed around the world.

Unlike the other games players will see on this list there is no dribbling mode to make dribbling easy, and no button to jump. Players have to actually dribble manually if they want to. The shooting feels very natural and true to life, though the players might have to adjust some of the shooting settings like their power and wrist angle to get it feeling just right. Those settings are there to adjust the game for all sorts of players, and Gym Class VR has the best shooting once the settings are set and players get used to it.

Dunking is hard too, not as hard as in real life, but players actually have to physically jump up a little for the jump button to work. It takes some timing that is hard to learn but very satisfying to master. Gym Class VR is great if players are looking for VR Basketball Training, because it doesn’t just hand the tools to be fantastic right from the start. It has to be learnt and apply some actual skill to make some amazing plays.

The primary focus of this game is Multiplayer, that’s where most of the fun is, and players are found at a variety of skill levels. There are some bots for single player as well and are used mostly for warm up challenges and tutorials. Gym Class VR is a free VR Basketball Game.

Cofounders Matthew Harris, Justin Hubert, and Paul Katsen bring a unique hybrid of VR and gaming, digital commerce, and consumer experience. They have raised a total of $8M in funding.