Are Wii Getting Into Shape Yet? “Get out of the basement! It’s a beautiful day outside and you’re cooped up staring at your video games! Go play outside!”I’m sure this, or something like it, is the most often uttered phrase by moms on summer days. I heard it so often in my youth that I started to barely hear what…
Thursday, June 12 at 11:00 a.m. prior to game against Diamondbacks; More than 10,000 kids join effort to combat childhood obesity; Special guests include “The Biggest Loser” stars Bill & Jim Germanakos FLUSHING — The New York Mets today announced that they will host more than 10,000 students from local elementary and middle schools for Fitness & Nutrition Education Day…
“Health is worth more than learning.” –Thomas Jefferson in a letter to cousin John Garland Jefferson, June 11, 1790 A strong argument could be made that health and learning are dependent on each other. Jefferson, in the letter cited above, was urging his cousin to set aside time every afternoon for exercise and recreation, arguing that such pursuits are vital…
If you think video games are just for fun, some folks beg to differ: more than 300 of them, to be exact, who gathered in Baltimore recently for the 2008 Games for Health conference. Sponsored in part by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the conference explored how cutting-edge video-game technology can be applied to health and health care. This can…
As seen on: Be Fit With Biray The field of exergaming and ‘games for health’ continue to grow. The momentum is strong and the scientists, programmers and health/fitness professionals have been rapidly pushing its research, development, and application. I’ve been following and even participating in some of these discussions, and I thought I’d share some highlights from the past few…
Press Release Indianapolis, Ind. — Today, Acting U.S. Surgeon General Rear Admiral Steven K. Galson, M.D., M.P.H. made a stop at Douglass Park in Indianapolis on his nationwide tour to promote the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention Initiative. The “Healthy Youth for a Healthy Future” initiative focuses on recognizing and showcasing those communities…
DOVER — Ask world renowned public health professor Mariano Giacchi about the gravest problem facing societies worldwide and his answer may come as a surprise. It’s obesity. Not AIDS, malaria or avian bird flu — obesity. “We are not talking about just the personal, physical level, but about the socio-economic and societal level all around the world, not just the…
Healthcare Giants Talk Games For Health Initiatives Continuing Gamasutra’s coverage of the 2008 Games For Health conference, we feature a panel included several different major healthcare organizations, including Kaiser Permanente and Humana. Each discussed their involvement creating games for health, with some of the educational titles cited including The Amazing Food Detective and Re-Mission. The Amazing Food Detective Dr. Trina…
Awards go to researchers in CA, FL, IN, ME, NC, NY, SC, VT and WA; Studies explore how games can increase physical activity and enhance prevention, self-management of health conditions PRINCETON, N.J., May 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced today during a telenews conference the first round of grants awarded through its Health Games Research national…
Date: May 29, 2008 Grant Funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Tennis, boxing and bowling, all while playing video games? Could video games that require players to get up and move, also known as “exergames,” increase physical activity among users? That’s one of the questions researchers from University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) School of Medicine want…
National health insurer Humana Inc. recently launched a new Web site with the focus on games for health. The Website is part of an initiative created to encourage customers to have better fitness through game technology. The new website launched in conjunction with the fourth annual national Games for Health Conference held in Baltimore. The site serves as an interactive…
By Daniel Pepper Staff Writer Video games aren’t just for good kids to do when their schoolwork is done anymore. For some Otsego students, video games are the schoolwork, as PE teachers have incorporated the game “Dance Dance Revolution” into their gym class. The Otsego school board received a demonstration at their April regular meeting. Teacher Kyle Uramkin gave a…
