{"id":169,"date":"2025-09-22T22:21:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T22:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/?page_id=169"},"modified":"2025-12-05T17:35:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T17:35:05","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:53% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ascent_poster-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-203 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ascent_poster-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ascent_poster-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ascent_poster-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ascent_poster.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Ascent is a single-player VR hiking experience that uses simple body movement and foot-tracking technology to turn hiking into a relaxing journey. Players move through stylized natural landscapes, guided by ambient sound, calming music, and scenery that reveals itself naturally as they continue walking. Rather than aiming for a final destination, Ascent encourages players to slow down, breathe, and enjoy the peaceful experience of moving through nature.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Target Audience<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The experience is designed for players who enjoy stylized VR exploration. It is aimed at casual players looking for a relaxing, scenic journey, rather than a fitness-focused workout. The approachable design makes it accessible to a wide range of audiences while still offering immersive and memorable moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ascent is a single-player VR hiking experience that uses simple body movement and foot-tracking technology to turn hiking into a relaxing journey. Players move through stylized natural landscapes, guided by ambient sound, calming music, and scenery that reveals itself naturally as they continue walking. Rather than aiming for a final destination, Ascent encourages players to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-169","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":364,"href":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/169\/revisions\/364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/ascent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}