BGCA’s Regional Conferences bring together nearly 500 attendees, including alumni, Club youth, BGCA leadership, local board volunteers and local Club staff for an interactive forum focused on our Movement-wide strategies and game-changing programs, and celebrating the outstanding impact of our mission on kids across the nation. This year on October 8th and 9th the Midwest Regional Boys & Girls Club…
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) is located in the Charlotte, North Carolina region and provides academic instruction, rigor and support each school day to more than 148,299 students in kindergarten through 12th grade in 175 schools throughout the cities and towns of Mecklenburg County. CMS believes setting high standards for all students creates a greater opportunity for future success – in our…
With the continued growth of the gaming (and now e-gaming) industry we continue to have facilities from across the world who want to provide a fitness based option, to all their “gamers.” Enter the Exerbike. The Exerbike provides a exercise based option while you play your favorite XBox games. Having a Madden tournament? Try Exerbike. Hosting a Fortnite Challenge? Exerbike…
One of our newest products, the tapWall provides touchscreen games for the whole family. It is a great solution for activating your upper body and relieving tension in your neck and shoulders. Improve your memory, sharpen your reaction time and increase your visual tracking with tapWall. tapWall combines gaming with academic games like math, or brain training memory games, with…
With runBEAT, personal fitness levels don’t matter; you can run side by side with others while runBEAT keeps track of everyone’s progress. The avatars on the screen react immediately to the changes in each runner’s speed, providing instant feedback during this interactive fitness game. Whether you are going to walk, run, or sprint, the race tracks on runBEAT offer appropriate…
The Albert Lea Family Y is part of a worldwide fellowship united for the purpose of building a Christian society and developing in people those qualities of Christian personality exemplified in the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Recently the Albert Lea YMCA added some fitness gaming equipment to their youth development program to increase physical activity in not only…
The Mission of the Boys & Girls Club of Northwest Indiana is to inspire and enable the youth of our communities to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens. As recently as earlier this Spring the BGC of Northwest Indiana took a bold step with their renovations of their East Chicago location to add Exergaming! Exergame Fitness…
Glow Holds are climbing-inspired activities that are safe, fun, and accessible. This can take any basic traverse wall, and make it into a game! Make climbing more interactive with these add on (or new) options! Glow Holds games are a great way to introduce kids to climbing. With activities that are designed to challenge and games that are just plain…
Exergame would like to thank the YMCA staff, and attendees for a wonderful YMCA General Assembly in July. It was great to speak with previous Exergame Installations, as well as new opportunities to bring fitness and gaming to their Y. We wanted to take some time to highlight some of the daily show updates on what you saw at the…
Although research shows that exercise activates the attention system, increases focus, modulates mood, and enhances learning, it remains an underused tool in education. When teachers and students better understand how to work with the physiology of one’s body, the educational experience is optimized. This is especially true for students with behavioral issues such as ADHD. Our response to students with…
Aramark provides food service, facilities, and uniform services to hospitals, universities, school districts, stadiums, and other businesses around the world. As part of their corporate wellness strategy, they decided to add an exergaming interactive climbing piece that can help with their fitness program. Climb as high as you’d like — there’s no need for harnesses or rope! The Treadwall brings…
