Swinxs = Console-free ExerGaming

Finally after 2 years of waiting we now can play Swinxs in the US.  I blogged about it a couple of years ago and now for $150 dollars you can get up to 10 kids playing 26 games indoors or outdoors without being tied to a TV. Play Swinxs outside or inside using the bracelets and console (RFID ) and attach to any PC to share games and scores online. I had my students using the Hyper Dash product for a while so it would be neat to see how Swinxs compares.

Nabii: The Next ExerGaming Controller

By popular demand, people wanted to see more of the Nabii device I featured a couple of days ago.  The company is Microinfinity and they also have a another Air Mouse peripheral that is also a great PPT presentation tool. I love using the game controller for a couple of the games that came with it including the drumming game. 



Keep your eyes open for the images and videos from some of the games. In the meanwhile, here are some screens from the Tennis game that was made by a Taiwanese game company.  The beauty of these games is that they can be played through IPTV.  In fact at the KSF 2009, we were able to play over IPTV with people at another location within the exhibit hall.  To grow exergames and serious games, that has to be a crucial component to have, socialization, networking, online game play, and data tracking.
Thanks to Ed & Tommy of Exergame Fitness for supplying my lab with a set of these.  We will have them featured at our Exergame Workshop: Active Video Gaming = Serious Fun at AAHPERD in Indinapolis later in March.

Featured speakers will include yours truly (Stephen Yang, SUNY Cortland), John Foley, PhD, State University of New York - Cortland, Cortland, NY; Dan Lawler; Lisa Hansen, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; Aaron Hart, Station PE, Cortland, NY; Andrea Oh, ITECH Fitness, Denver, CO; Richard Coshott, Gamercize, UK, Cortland, NY; and Helena Baert, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

Featured equipment:
Positive Gaming's iDANCE platform
Gamercize
BrainBike
Activio Group Heart Rate Monitoring
Microinfinity Nabii
and much much more!

Accessibility for everyone needs to be integrated into the planning phase and not as an after-thought...

I took this photo on a street corner in Washington, D.C. and I almost tripped over it while walking with my kids. 

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Microinfinity. The next great ExerGame controller?

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ExerGames at 2010 Olympic Village

As a former resident of Vancouver, I could not be more excited for the Olympics to start in my adopted hometown.  The ski hills, ocean playground, and multicultural diversity has no rival. At the Olympic Village, exergaming will represented in the way of a Wii game system - presumably loaded with Wii Sports or Sports Resort to appeal to most athletes.

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iFit Beware

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They say imitation is the highest form of flattery. The iFit from China-based StarQ looks like a mash up of XaviX J-Mat and Active Life Outdoor Challenge.  It looks to be completely operated via the touch-sensitive pad which looks to be at least 2.5 feet wide.  At least if you fall off, it won’t be like falling off a Balance Board and breaking your metatarsal. 80 mini-games for ~ $40 works out to be about $0.50/game. You decide if it’s worth it and enjoy playing the games. Could this be the next gateway exergame? Speaking of getting fit, be sure to check in on Mark Barlet of AbleGamers as he pursues his goals of weight loss and increased fitness levels. Here is his week one posting.
 

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