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A Windsor teen will soon compete in an e-sports world championship — and finally meet his virtual reality teammates in real life.

Jack Dilkens, 15, is a member of Team Jokr in the game Echo Arena. His team will head to the Haymarket Theatre in Leicester, U.K., in two weeks to take part in the world VR League Season 3 Championships.

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Echo Arenais a virtual reality game in a zero-gravity arena akin to the battle room inEnder’s Game, where players interact with floating obstacles to move around the arena. The two teams fight over control of a disc they are trying to throw into the opposing goal to score points. Players can virtually strike each other in the head, stunning them momentarily.

On Team Jokr, Dilkens is known as “Kungg” in-game and takes on the role of goalkeeper while his team is on the defensive. He said unlike other e-sports there is something different with virtual reality.

“It’s such a physical game, you’re actually there,” Dilkens said. “You get to control your own arm so it’s more than just playing with your controller. You actually have to move and you have to be somewhat athletic to jump and duck.”