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 [...]

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 [...]

This article in the Modesto Bee, by Tony Hicks, talks about exergaming and how in March, The American Academy of Pediatrics agreed that playing video games can actually be considered exercise, especially “Wii Sports” and Konami’s “Dance Dance Revolution,” in which users go through the motions making their virtual counterparts perform. It also reports that [...]

In this article in Wired, the author, Paul Ballas, talks about why videogames need exercise ratings. He talks about how the world of gaming has changed in a fundamental way now that every major gaming console is moving toward motion-control technology and how videogames might be able to legitimately combat childhood obesity in a way [...]