Video Game Exercise

The Making of the Gamercize Video The challenge was to portray Gamercize in the areas it is used most frequently, which meant tricky on-location filming. The crew from Echo did a brilliant job, and here's how they did it. The planning was supposed to involve walking through each scene but mostly involved "who gets to hold the camera". "Hey, look at me, I'm really good at this. Oh. Hang on, I'll just have one more go at that." "Whatever happens, just keep smiling, it's all legal!" "So... Read Full Story

SlideShare Presentation. Exergaming 101 - Active Gaming Explained View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: ps2 exercise) Exergaming is a fitness technology to improve engagement and enjoyment of physical activity in school, gym, home or even the office. This presentation explains the concepts and reasoning behind this emerging industry and gives practical advice for end users and providers alike. Slide 1: exergaming 101 Slide 2: where did exergaming come from? Slide 3... Read Full Story

The Major Movers Revealed! Sports Development Week hosted the Major Moves '08 Conference from SportEX this week and the topic was using technology for fitness. The delegates were focused on the future of fitness and all presentations held a common theme - technology motivates. The latest and newest technology was Gamercize. With a design patent of 2004 it should be understood the newness comes from the 2008 games being played with Gamercize! In product terms, there is no beating the... Read Full Story

I ran into this piece of web art on youtube. There is something hypnotic about this. With over 6 million hits, I'm definitely not the only one. Every club in town should not get a wii and do a wii dance off competition. Read Full Story

Video games provide the next generation in fitness! A survey of video game behaviour was carried out for 12-17 year olds in the US, and reports the following. 97% Are gamers. 65% Are social gamers. 80% Play five or more game types. I'm pleased to see the emphasis on the positive aspects of video gaming. The almost universal appeal of gaming is a prefect foundation for exergames, it shows that if the fitness industry want to connect with teens then these games are the right level you can do... Read Full Story