Michael Kantack, a developer at Seoul-based indie studio Get Off the Roof, is currently attempting to break the Guinness Record for Longest VR Marathon. Kantack intends on staying 50 hours in his HTC Vive in MakeVR (2017) working on 3D models for the studios game.
While attempting the to break the record, Kantack has been following strict Guinness World Records guidelines, including a team of officiants with stopwatches and a continuous live stream. Kantack, along with his development team, are Air Force veterans stationed in South Korea.
The team in livestreaming the attempt now on Twitch. Already 12 hours in at the time of this writing, Kantack seems to be in good spirits, making an efficient use of his time by designing for the studio’s upcoming survival-horror sci fi-western The Wretched.
The current record is held by Jack McNee; at 36 hours, 2 minutes and 16 seconds. McNee recently broke the previous record held by technology journalist Georgie Barrat at 25 hours, 24 minutes, and 18 seconds. Check out the record attempt below:
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