In Real Life

Gamers Hack Medical Centre – Host A Game Of Black Ops

Kotaku AU

The health of your local citizens should be your priority – unless of course you have a hankering for a quick game of Black Ops. Then it goes down the list a little.


April 14, 2010
In Real Life

Woman Falls Off Wii Fit, Becomes A "Sex Addict"

According to a suspiciously brief newswire report, 24 year-old Briton Amanda Flowers has become a “sex addict” after falling off her Wii Fit board.


October 8, 2009
News

How The Wii Can Help Fight Terrorism

The war on terrorism can be a real hassle, just ask anyone who has flown recently. Fortunately, science and the Wii have joined forces to try and cut-down on those mammoth airport security lines with the Fidget Monitor.


September 8, 2009
In Real Life

Kick Your WoW Habit…For $US14,000

There’s little doubt that Blizzard’s World of Warcraft can be addictive. Most of you probably know someone addicted to it. But we doubt you know anyone stupid enough to pay $US14,000 to kick said addiction.


July 15, 2009
In Real Life

The Market Obviously Requires A SECOND Pokemon X-Ray Machine

In April, we showed you a mobile x-ray unit adorned with Pokemans, intended for Japanese hospitals. But would you believe it’s not the only Pokemon-branded x-ray machine on the market?


April 16, 2009
In Real Life

PediSedate Pumps Kids Full Of Nitrous Oxide While Playing Game Boy

PediSedate’s premise is largely summed up by the headline, as the device is genuinely intended to reduce the stress of going under the knife—and wearing dorky headgear—by gassing kids while they play Game Boy games.


January 22, 2009
News

Wii Fit Helps Paralysed Girl Walk Again

A 10-year-old girl left paralysed by a virus four years ago is learning to walk again thanks to her doctors and a copy of Wii Fit, the Herald.ie reports.


August 21, 2007
Uncategorized

Game Ease Habilitation

William Vitka over at the New York Post has a bittersweet post up that deals with how games are provide escapism in a New Jersey habilitation center. From the piece: Chris Saglimbene, who lives the life of the mind, the only life he can live, is a gamer. Thanks to the ravages of cerebral palsy, he will never walk, but he smiles a toothy grin as he looks over the back of his motorised wheelchair. He just hit a line drive, playing MLB: The Show on his PlayStation 2.