EyeToy Games Coming

Evidently, the EyeToy is being revisited and more games are coming! EyeToy: Hero comes with a sword! Since almost every group session we have wants to design a game with a sword, this should be a huge success.

http://ps3.ign.com/objects/142/14252176.html.

NPR: Nintendo's Wii Fit Pumps Up 'Active Gaming' Trend

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Morning Edition, May 19, 2008 · Nintendo's hotly anticipated Wii Fit goes on sale Monday. Other companies are already trying to jump on the "active gaming" bandwagon by coming out with devices of their own that plug into the Wii.

Morning Edition tech commentator Mario Armstrong gives a demonstration for Steve Inskeep.

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Article: Gaming Your Way to Fitness

Shake it Baby

Rumor has it a new pole dancing game may be created for the wii. Hey... exergaming should appeal to *all* audiences...

http://www.destructoid.com/shake-it-baby-poledancing-game-a-possibility-on-the-wii-81655.phtml

Wii Fit! Coming May 2008

Matt posted this on our tech blog, so I am cross posting a bit. Thought it should live here as well.

Here is demo video. Yes!!

Fitness Experts Endorse Wii For Health Benefits

The International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA) has released results of a new survey into exercise and video games, finding that technologies such as Nintendo's Wii "may prove to be just what fitness experts are looking for to help their clients get more active".

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Konami Reveals DDR Health Study Results w/West Virginia

February 1, 2007

Konami Reveals DDR Health Study Results
Konami and the West Virginia Games For Health project have revealed the results of a clinical study into exergaming using Dance Dance Revolution, indicating that regular use of the game "improves arterial function in overweight children".

Konami Reveals DDR Health Study Results

Native Dancer - Virtual Powwows for Health

Excerpt from Water Cooler games-August 28, 2006 - by Ian Bogost

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Like many disadvantaged populations, Native Americans are particularly at risk for Type 2 adult-onset diabetes. The game addresses exercise through multi-user virtual pow-wows. The game is (smartly, I think) set up a regular event at scheduled times. Players learn about and participate in native dancing, outfits and regalia. Performances are judged based on how closely they conform to motion-tracked professionals.