Can exergaming really take the place of going for a brisk walk or doing a few laps in the pool? A study out of Brigham Young University finds that certain video games do count as legitimate exercise for kids. More »
Fitness games are huge. Football games are huge. Ready for it? Football fitness game. From EA, on the Wii. The name is EA Sports Active NFL Training Camp and it has already made me sweat. More »
The Active Network has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against EA Sports Active, alleging the fitness title’s online use of scheduling and fitness goals covers purposes for which it holds the trademark “Active.” More »
What’s the difference between Activision’s 10 Minute Solution fitness game for the Wii and established fitness titles like Wii Fit and EA Sports Active? About $US30. More »
Show of hands. Who has heard of the video game Dancetown? You know, the video game that National Public Radio reports might better whip you into shape than Wii Fit. More »
Taylor LeBaron weighed nearly 136kg when he was 14 and has lost half of that, thanks, he told the US Today Show, due to a strategy he got from video games. More »
An ex-NBA star recently asked a group of children where playing Xbox will get them. He was promoting fitness, so he probably expected a negative answer. And he got one. More »
Microsoft’s filed a patent that would make avatars more realistic and less idealised, with the point of getting your husky arse out to exercise if what you’re seeing in the dashboard is a more realistic presentation of yourself. More »
