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This is more than just watching TV while exercising on a treadmill.
这不仅仅是在跑步机上看电视。
It's a fully immersive experience that transports you to a world where you might find yourself racing against a virtual person.
这是一种完全身临其境的体验，将你带到一个与虚拟人物竞跑的世界。
You have much more motivation to actually get running and do something that pushes your limits. It was pretty cool.
你会有更多的跑步动力，做一些能突破你极限的事情，很炫酷。
The company Blue Goji created the Infinity treadmill with virtual reality in mind.
Blue Goji公司创造了一款虚拟现实无限跑步机。
I like the music. Using the technology to make exercise more engaging.
我喜欢这音乐，利用这项技术让运动更具吸引力。
Not just for 20 minutes running in a boring treadmill. It's much more fun.
这不仅仅是在无聊的跑步机上跑20分钟，它更有趣。
The belt keeps users from falling. In addition to encouraging better cardiovascular health,
皮带防止使用者跌倒，除了有益于心血管健康之外，
the active use of virtual reality also helps solve a common problem while wearing a VR headset, says Blue Goji's Kyra Constam.
Blue Goji公司的凯拉·康斯塔姆认为，经常使用虚拟现实帮助解决头戴式耳机的常见问题。
So a lot of VR experiences cause motion sickness because there's a disconnect in the brain, just psychologically.
许多虚拟现实体验会让人感到眩晕，这就好比是大脑脱节，这是一种心理作用。
You're moving in the game, but you're not moving in real life, and we have come up with the solution.
你在游戏中运动，但在现实生活中你却没有动，所以这是我们的解决方案。
When you're moving on the treadmill and you're moving in the game, it mitigates that motion sickness,
当你在跑步机上运动时，你同时也在游戏中运动，这减轻了你的眩晕感，
and you really get full immersion without all of negative side effects.
这样你既可以身临其境，同时也没有副作用。
Any disorientation usually goes away quickly, but every user is different.
任何混乱感通常都会很快消失，但是每个用户都是不同的。
Pretty quickly I adjust to it. Takes 10 seconds to well adjust.
我很快就能调整过来，差不多10秒钟。
All I could think of when I was doing it if my wife was doing this, she would have been barfing all over that
当我体验时，我会在想如果我妻子来做这个，她一定会全程呕吐，
because it's interesting how the brain works. It's like going downhill, it felt like I was on a roller coaster.
因为大脑运作的方式很有趣，这就好比是下山，好像是在玩过山车。
I don't get motion sickness easily, but I got a little, felt a little queasy at one point when I was out of control. So it's surprisingly realistic.
我一般不会产生眩晕感，但有时在失控时会感到恶心，这种真实感确实令人震惊。
There's a bit of a learning curve for VR in general.
我认为虚拟现实也有学习曲线效应。
I believe that the first time you do it is definitely going to be the most disorienting time,
我相信你第一次做的时候肯定觉得失去了方向感，
and then the more you do it, the more you get used to it.
但你体验的越多，你就会越习惯。
The cost for the hardware and software is fairly steep at 12,000 dollars.
虚拟现实跑步机的软硬件费用相当昂贵，需要1.2万美元。
But Constam says the virtual reality treadmill is ideal for high-end gyms, rehabilitation centers and physical therapy clinics.
但康斯塔姆说，虚拟现实跑步机非常适合高端健身房，康复中心和物理治疗诊所。
The company plans to make the treadmill available to the public next year.
该公司计划明年向市场投放这种跑步机。
Elizabeth Lee VOA news, Austin.
VOA新闻，伊丽莎白·李奥斯汀为您报道。
