Exergaming, the UK government and Aardman Studios
The UK government has released a new anti-obesity ad using the services of Aardman Studios (of Wallace and Gromit fame). This in itself isn’t so interesting, other than seeing the Aardman crew’s intelligence and unique skills directed into a Health initiative, but seeing how they are promoting active gaming/exergaming in the ad certainly is! This seems to be an about-turn for the UK government but regardless of its motivations, the current ad is certainly a welcome endorsement for exergaming. The full report is at the...
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Rhythm games can be somewhat of an oxymoron in that they are more epileptic than rhythmic. Still, the point from a fitness perspective, is motion, preferably full-body with scaleable intensity. Now, being somewhat ‘feet challenged’ and always seeming to find the section of the dance mat that doesn’t have an arrow, I thought I’d experiment with ‘upper body’ driven rhythm games. Enter PS2 & ‘Eyetoy Groove’. I was in my element, finally! I began to relax into the rhythm much more effectively which made the game more fun and the fitness...
read moreFullbody Exergaming Exertion
A four year old technology is still at the forefront of Exergaming methodology, and four years is a long time in this arena. In conjunction with Kinetic SCE London Studio and Nike Motionworks, the Eyetoy and Kinetic are a credit to its designers. Many of todays game producers could do much worse than to use this inception as a yardstick for successful Exergaming implementation. At Exergaming Finland we’ve been promoting the outstanding high intensity workout that can be achieved by the Eyetoy, particularly in relation to Kinetic and Kinetic combat. Exergaming can offer a total body...
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