EP84 Bob Cooney's Virtual Reality Deep Dive - Preston Lewis of Blackbox VR (Part 3)

Black Box VR is the world’s first virtual reality Full-body fitness gym. Founded in 2016 by Ryan Deluca and Preston Lewis the fitness fanatics and entrepreneurs behind Bodybuilding.com. Their mission is to disrupt the fitness industry by creating innovative products and experiences that create lasting change is people’s lives. In this episode, Bob will be talking with Preston Lewis, one of the founders, about the challenges of building a full stack location-based VR business with custom hardware and software, operating at retail and much more. Let’s dive in! WHAT YOU’LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE: How big is the fitness industry How much developing Black Box VR cost What made them to build their company from scratch versus to buy? How Black Box VR is utilizing the ability to hack people’s cognition of pain How Black Box VR deals with embodiment of an avatar Do people see their fitness progress on their avatars What are the nuts and bolts of the Black Box VR operation Do people need to book their slots online? What is the cost of Black Box VR Black Box VR website: https://www.blackbox-vr.com/ Preston’s LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/prestonjohnlewis Listen to PART 1 and 2 here: https://anchor.fm/bobcooney-vrdeepdive/episodes/EP82-Bob-Cooneys-Virtual-Reality-Deep-Dive---Preston-Lewis-of-Blackbox-VR-Part-1-efnvu5 https://anchor.fm/bobcooney-vrdeepdive/episodes/EP83-Bob-Cooneys-Virtual-Reality-Deep-Dive---Preston-Lewis-of-Blackbox-VR-Part-2-efnvvo