Re-Calibrate

I needed to bring home a project we’re working on at the game studio to play it in a new physical environment. It’s a VR-like experience, so where you play makes a difference.

They key reason in this instance is that the device needs to read the room to calibrate correctly, which would lead to the best player experience.

That’s not unlike how we as athletes have to read terrain, altitude changes, weather, our health, wellness, stress and hydration levels, among a host of other inputs when we train in a new environment.

But how successful are we at taking the data that’s coming back to us and applying it towards a productive training session or race?

You can and should re-calibrate your equipment, or your sensory inputs whenever you start a new day, or train in a new environment. Or re-assess your race plan to account for that data depending on the race environment.

But if you don’t or won’t apply what you’re seeing for a better experience, why re-calibrate in the first place?