By Jorge Figueiredo – January 24th, 2011 Torontothumbs.com I recently had the opportunity to pose some questions about “exergaming” to Ubisoft Montreal game designer, Nicola Godin. After some phone interview glitches prevented us from connecting over the PSTN, he was nice enough to answer the questions I posed via E-mail. Here is what we talked about. JF: Do you find…
Phil Lempert Supermarket Guru phil@supermarketguru.com January 24, 2011 Here we are, it’s almost the last week of January, just when Americans are ready to give up on their New Years resolutions to improve their health, and technology is here to the rescue- thanks to exergames. Imagine this: take one part video game, one part work out add in interactivity and…
The Gamercize Pro-Sport active gaming accessory as been chosen “Best Physical Education Exergame” by public vote in The Exergame Network Awards. Gamercize was nominated in four other categories, also being voted “Best Competition Exergame”. PRLog (Press Release) Jan 21, 2011 – The Exergame Network (TEN) held the first ever public voting for awards relating to active video games with results…
By Julian Walker The Virginian-Pilot © January 21, 2011 Legislation to require an average of 150 minutes a week of physical education for students in Virginia elementary and middle schools was approved by a Senate committee Thursday. The measure, SB966, is sponsored by Sen. Ralph Northam, D-Norfolk. It incorporates similar bills from Sens. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, and John Miller, D-Newport…
How a video game can get you off the couch and in shape By Lauren Ober [01.19.11] Seven Days Vermont As I stand with feet squarely on the ground, about shoulder width apart — a confident, athletic stance — a glowing green hoop appears above my head. I reach up to grab it, pull it down over my shoulders and…
James Dunsford The next time dads are looking for a boost in intelligence, it may be best for them to lace up their running shoes instead of opening up a book. A growing body of research suggests that in addition to improving one’s physical health, cardiovascular exercise might make people smarter, Men’s Health reports. There is a great deal of…
Monday, January 17, 2011 By Margaret Webb Pressler, The Washington Post Some days you may not feel like going to PE, but would you ever groan about playing Wii? You probably said no to that question, which is why some schools are starting to use active video games such as Wii and Dance Dance Revolution as one part of their…
In one of the first of its kind, Motion Fitness will be speaking at the Power of Play conference, hosted by Nintendo and the American Heart Association on January 12th, 2011. Motion Fitness will bring its experience in the exergaming industry to the conference by focusing on community organizations like the YMCA, and how they are the ideal family-oriented establishment…
Gaming’s next big thing doesn’t involve guns or fantasy worlds but weight belts and yoga mats by Neilie Johnson (Gamepro Magazine) January 10, 2011 The majority of the public probably thinks that exergaming–otherwise known as exertainment, virtual exercise or digital fitness–is a recent phenomenon, but the fusion of video games and exercise has been around for going on thirty years.…
January 07, 2011 4:42 PM Molly McGowan/Times-News Whoever assumes new video game technology is just for the youngest generations has never met the young-at-heart at the Kernodle Senior Center. These seniors have no problems operating their Nintendo Wii remotes, navigating the buttons and arrows to switch the angles for their digital bowlers. On the first Thursday of every month, they…
Wed Jan. 05 2011 15:13:07 ctvcalgary.ca Exercise isn’t just good for your butt. A University of Calgary researcher is trying to understand why it’s also good for your brain. The study shows that people who are physically active also maintain sharp thinking and memory skills. Georgie Leach’s sister had Alzheimer’s disease and died from it less than a year ago.…
Kotaku owen@kotaku.com The benefits of the Wii and exergaming to patients in hospitals and elder-care facilities has been discussed nearly since the console’s release. Researchers in San Diego now say that Wii games can combat the onset of depression in elderly persons. A pilot study involving 19 subjects with subsyndromal depression – not full blown depression, but much more common,…
