I’ve just uploaded a new YouTube Short and I thought I’d write a quick blog post about it here on vrcguy.com.
The short is called “Playing VR Table Tennis on the Hottest Day of the Year in my Back Garden” and you can watch it right here:
What I was doing
It was one of those stupidly hot British summer days (you know the ones where even the grass looks like it’s given up). Instead of melting on the sofa, I grabbed the Meta Quest 3, stepped out into the back garden, switched on mixed reality, and started playing Eleven Table Tennis.
I’ve been giving this game a proper good go lately and the physics are just unreal. Proper realistic. You genuinely forget you’re in VR half the time. The ball behaves exactly how it should — spin, bounce, the lot. You can practise against the AI (and that AI is no joke) or jump online and play ranked matches against people from all over the world. It’s properly addictive.
And yes… I still get proper sweaty. Same as when I’m grinding out overs in iB Cricket. The difference is I’m standing in my own garden instead of the kitchen or the living room.
Why mixed reality makes it even better
Playing table tennis in mixed reality outdoors on a sunny day is something special. You can see the real garden, the real sky, the real fence… and the virtual table and ball are right there in front of you. It feels less like a “VR game” and more like you’ve just set up a proper table tennis table in the garden (without the hassle of actually owning one).
It’s also a fantastic little workout. You’re moving, reacting, stretching… all while the sun is beating down. Perfect if you want something different from cricket every now and then.
Get the game yourself
If you fancy having a bash at Eleven Table Tennis, download it from the Meta Store and use the promo code VRCGUY.
It’s one of my favourite non-cricket VR sports games right now, and I can see myself coming back to it regularly — especially on days like this when the weather is too good (or too hot) to stay indoors.
Have you tried Eleven Table Tennis yet? Drop a comment below or over on the Short — I’d love to hear what you think.