Public votes are being collected by The Exergame Network (TEN) at www.exergamenetwork.org and through social networking sites, such as Facebook and LinkedIn. The results will be released in the New Year. Fifteen award categories include “Best Children’s Exergame”, “Best Seniors Exergame”, “Best Fitness Avatar” and conclude with the premier award “Best Home Exergame of 2010”. [...]

According to Facebook, tomorrow, November 29th, is International Hug A Gamer Day. This is the description from the official Facebook page, “we’ve got days to wear towels, days to talk like pirates, but (according to a web search) this is the first planned Hug A Gamer day. So give your nearest geek a cuddle! They [...]

Even thought there are many Nintendo Wii exergames on the market, it seems that there is a lack of active fitness games available for younger members of the family, however this month saw the release of two titles that seem to be an interesting addition to this category. According to Amazon, Nickelodeon Fit is an [...]

In this article that was published in the October issue of the Childhood Obesity Journal, the author, Nefertiti H. Durant, MD, MPH, made several of the same points that we, as exergame researchers, often make. After discussing how sedentary behavior has been implicated as a factor in the rising prevalence of obesity, the author states [...]

For all of you that love Just Dance and Just Dance 2 as much as I do, you have to be as excited as I am to know that Michael Jackson The Experience is releasing for the Nintendo Wii on November 23rd. The game is going to be packed with 26 of Michael’s most unforgettable [...]