According to this article published in BioScholar, The University of Nevada, Reno, has new video game research project, called VI Fit that could help children who are blind become more physically active and healthy using exergames, which have not yet been made accessible to children with visual impairments. The VI Fit games are adaptations of [...]
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Disney’s High School Musical 3: Senior Year Dance is an inexpensive game for the PlayStation 2 that lets you experience the energy, the fun, and the music from all three “High School Musical” movies. You get to dance to the beat of over 30 “High School Musical” songs, explore movie locations, and play alongside familiar [...]
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Michelle Garza Staff members at La Union Elementary have figured out a way to reach their entire school with only one Nintendo Wii, one screen and one room. The school in southern New Mexico has been using “Just Dance” as their beginning morning activity each day to give students extra physical activity. Staff members initially [...]
More...As leaders in their respective fields, the American Heart Association and Nintendo are joining forces to promote physically active play as part of a healthy lifestyle. It’s a first-of-its-kind strategic relationship between a video game company and the American Heart Association. The relationship focuses on Nintendo’s active-play video game products, including Wii Fit Plus, Wii [...]
More...Three trainers, a pro soccer player and a pro hockey player put five Wii fitness games to test and the results were featured in an article recently published in the Boston Globe. A trainer for a Boston sports club tested Your Shape, which features Jenny McCarthy, and she found the mix of cardio and strength-training [...]
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This project was supported by National Research Initiative Grant #2008-55215-18837 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Why Exergames Unlocked?
Exergames are videogames that encourage physical activities. Here, you’ll find the best and most effective exergames, as well as strategies and recommendations on using them with different audiences and in different locations.