This abstract published in the Online Journal of Sports Psychology reports on a study done by William D. Russell, Justin A. Kraft, Clifford W. Selsor, Grant D. Foster form the Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation at Missouri Western State University and Tracy A. Bowman from The Department of Kinesiology at Kansas State University [...]
More...This article posted online on Cellular News reports on a new mobile phone game, OrderUP!, which seeks to educate players about how to make healthy eating choices in situations nearly everyone encounters regularly in their lives. By casting players as virtual restaurant servers, Order UP! forces players to make healthy-and fast-menu decisions for a group [...]
More...An article was recently published in the USA Today that featured the exergaming work that Celsa Madrid is doing at Conlee Elementary in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The local Las Cruces Sun News followed up with an article summarizing her work as well. Madrid first learned about exergaming possibilities though participation in an “Adult Think [...]
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Celsa Madrid first learned about exergaming possibilities though participation in an “Adult Think Tank” program at New Mexico State University’s Learning Games Lab, and later became directly involved in an exergaming project with NMSU. To incorporate exergames into the school Conlee Elementary staff conduct a “Just Dance” morning exercise program that is a segment on [...]
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This article discusses how teacher Helge Ziazie used a grant from the Governor’s Challenge, to purchase Dance Dance Revolution equipment, free weights, an outdoor climbing wall and stationary bicycles that connect PlayStation consoles for Marvin Avenue Elementary School in Los Angeles. She uses the equipment with students in gym class and also opens the gym [...]
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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.
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