FiiWa Fun

I met Tracy and Marcus of FiiWa while visiting SUNY Brockport's Camp Abilities. They were demo'ing their FiiWa devices including the ball and vest seen in the picture. More pictures and details of how the devices work and about their company. Truly innovative and problem solvers.

Augmented reality game environment (270-degree)

Originally conceived as a rehabilitation device for stroke patients, this "virtual reality treadmill could have lots of other applications.
[Via Crave]

5 Axis Riding Bull

Ride your way to a stronger core with this 5-axis "mechanical exerciser" A.K.A. riding bull in 15 minute programs.

The saddle tilts back and forth, left to right, up and down, and twists in preprogrammed sequences, building core muscle groups that are neglected by traditional training regimens.

Simsailing Away

Move over Christopher Cross, the sailing you sang about was never like this. Simsail is two full-sized land yachts that can be programmed to compete on the streets of London or even Sydney. The parent company, Simsation specializes in customizing the experience for the client by branding the installation with corporate logos, slogans, per the special event.
[Via Gizmodo]

Hyper Jump to Health

After speaking with Daniel Botwinick, Director of Marketing at Wild Planet Entertainment and makers of Hyper Dash, Hyper Jump, and Animal Scramble, I'm very excited to see how all the products compare and see how children respond to the games. Thanks Dan.

Samba (Super Accelerated Motion and Body Activity)

Chanda Dasgupta and his fellow grad students in MS Human-Computer Interaction, Learning by Design Lab
at the Georgia Institute of Technology put this idea overview of integrating a heart rate monitor, accelerometer into a game. They call it SAMBA (Super Accelerated Motion and Body Activity) because it encourages and rewards children for being active throughout the day. More to come...
Although there was no proof of concept or game developed, the idea of Samba and some of their other solutions for combating childhood obesity is commendable.