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	Serious Games Source: 'Exergaming Goes Mainstream'
		While exergaming has been alive in the commercial consciousness as a hot new video game field for some time, the recent crossing of such ventures into the mainstream medical world indicates that exergaming itself may be on the threshold of a new and dramatic step into the average household.
		A 2004 Harvard study showed that obesity, regardless of patient activity level, was a critical factor in early death incidence, indicating that exercise, though crucial, is one part of a formula for longer life.
		And with a recent study by the nationally-known Mayo Clinic releasing results in early January on the effectiveness of exergaming models compared to regular gaming, the medical community is becoming increasingly aware of the advantages of advocating for healthier lifestyles through interactive media.
	seriousgamessource.com /features/feature_020807_exergaming_1.php (507 words)

	EXERGAME
		VTT is about to develop exergame / locative media services together with Finnish tourism industry.
		Basically both youngsters and adults (~50 year olds) were exited about exergames on the basis of the user tests of Figuremeter and Fitness Adventure prototypes.
		In relation to 'misuse' and/or challenges with the exergames, I came across Wired News article on 'Nike+ IPod = Surveillance'.
	exergame.blogspot.com (1104 words)

	Word Spy - exergaming
		The origins of exergaming can be traced back to 1989, when Nintendo released two accessories for its Nintendo Entertainment System.
		A study by researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, published in the journal Pediatrics in December, found that exergaming more than doubled players' energy expenditure compared with sedentary gaming, and suggested that it "might be considered for obesity prevention and treatment".
		The exergaming trend took a dramatic leap forward in August when Dr. Ernie Medina opened XRtainment Zone in Redlands, Calif. The 8,000-square-foot facility combines fitness and video game technology by offering customers dozens of exergaming choices, including DDR and EyeToy.
	www.wordspy.com /words/exergaming.asp (405 words)

	exergaming - Kotaku
		The LA TImes ran a recent feature on the rise of exercise-focused gaming, dubbed exergaming, which combines the fun of interactive video entertainment and calorie burning.
		They can be, says Ian Bogost from the Georgia Institute of Technology, who's taking a serious look at the potential, and the potential pitfalls, in using the Wii (and other gaming systems) as exercise equipment.
		To incite real, motivated physical activity, exergames will have to do more than just demanding physical gestures that produce latent exercise.
	kotaku.com /gaming/exergaming?view=full (320 words)

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		"Exergaming," as it has been dubbed, is a promising new form of exercise, potentially turning former couch potatoes into physically fit citizens.
		Exergames will consist of exercise equipment that controls the game, mini-dance floors with optical sensors or digital sports fields.
		According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 16 percent of boys and 14.5 percent of girls ages six to 11 were obese in 2000, as opposed to 4.3 percent of boys and 3.6 percent of girls in 1974.
	www.ddr4health.com /print.php?news.74 (782 words)

	» Blog Archive » Get off the couch
		Also on the market are neXfit’s ExerGame fitness bike, a stationary cycle that provides game controls and “Force Feedback” technology to mimic a character’s falls and crashes; Game Runner, a treadmill that allows players to walk their way through first-person shooter games; and Power Grip’s Kilowatt, an isometric exercise machine/game controller.
		Kentopp says exergaming is an important part of the future of exercise.
		Like the other exergaming companies, neXfit’s product is meant to take the traditional activity of working out and infuse the fun and competition of videogames.
	sportingkid.ions.com /?p=3 (2078 words)

	Exertainment and exergaming - the future of video games
		Bullish exertainment or exergaming afficianados claim that exertainment machines might help reduce America's obesity epidemic.
		On the whole, there were six exhibitors whose reportoire of exergaming machines included workout equipment using which you race cars and sensor-equipped dance floors.
		But the exergaming companies are interested in something else - they want to make you feel that all you did was playing just another video game, not that you just had an 'exertainment' experience.
	www.dancewithshadows.com /exertainment-exergaming-1.asp (547 words)

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		Instead of electronics companies trying to get you to buy big TVs that enhance video games and remotes, a small group of entrepreneurs have some new gizmos that will make you work up a sweat.
		They call it exergaming or exertainment - a combination of video games and physical activity.
		Company executives insist that "exergaming" or "exertainment" — the marriage of physical exercise and video gaming — is becoming a hot new niche, and the most bullish aficionados say it might even help reduce the nation's obesity epidemic
	www.atsnn.com /story/110509.html (229 words)

	The EXERGAME project focuses on novel type of leisure activities and exergaming from the viewpoint of wellness
		The EXERGAME project focuses on novel type of leisure activities and exergaming from the viewpoint of wellness
		Exergame and mobile exergame markets are expected to grow signally within 5 years.
		EXERGAME is a project by Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT).
	virtual.vtt.fi /exergame (158 words)

	WiFi-ArT.com » TAXC Fortius training bike: generate your own electricity through exergaming (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In fact, we advise any and all exercise to be taken in front of a screen from here on out (does lifting the remote count?).
		The other interesting aspect of this particular exergaming incarnation is that the heat from the brakes of these training bikes is converted into current and fed back into the mains, so you produce your own energy while cycling.
		We’ve ordered a baker’s dozen of these for Engadget HQ so we can set the interns to the wheel and finally go off the grid.
	www.wifi-art.com /?p=128 (156 words)

	Yourself! Fitness Now Available for the PlayStation 2
		responDESIGN, publisher of Yourself!Fitness, continues to expand on the new concept of "exergaming," which is the combination of physical exercise and video gaming, by announcing the availability of Yourself!Fitness for PlayStation 2.
		responDESIGN, publisher of Yourself!Fitness(TM), continues to expand on the new concept of "exergaming," which is the combination of physical exercise and video gaming, by announcing the much anticipated availability of Yourself!Fitness for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system.
		First introduced in October 2004, Yourself!Fitness has been recognized as the dominant exergaming product -- combining gaming technology and the current body of knowledge surrounding physical fitness to create a revolutionary new tool -- a virtual personal trainer.
	www.dreamstation.cc /news/video_games/id6041 (334 words)

	Posts from the Exergaming Category at Joystiq
		Filed under: Culture, Nintendo DS, Video, Exergaming, Fashion, Casual
		At ten o'clock and on the busiest of E3 mornings, Nintendo unveiled their latest plot to further expand their business outside the realm of gamers: Wii Fit.
		With all the fun of balancing combined with the appeal of yoga in front of a TV, Wii Fit isn't aiming for a gamer demographic.
	www.joystiq.com /category/exergaming (2650 words)

	News 24 Houston \| 24 Hour Local News \| HEADLINES
		There's a new trend called exergaming that combines physical activity with digital entertainment.
		The latest version of the game, called DDR Max 2, is available for around $40 and the separate dance pad costs $39.
		This upright exercise machine, which can be connected to any game console, has a steel platform base and a shoulder-height game controller or joystick.
	www.ddrfreak.com /newpress/News24Houston.htm (464 words)

	Starling Fitness » CNN on CES and Exergaming
		CNN noticed the large “Exergaming” section of CES this year.
		Seeing it online is nothing to being able to play with it in person.
		I’m going this time and by then, all of these things will be perfected and I’ll be able to play with the second generation of exergaming technology.
	www.starling-fitness.com /archives/2005/01/17/cnn-on-ces-and-exergaming (166 words)

	extreme fitness previous thread at fitness-search.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Even if it is just fitness equipment at Kelkoo Fitness http www.extremefitness.com DDR Health serves as a news and information resource for the growing exergaming market with a focus on the use of Dance Dance Revolution and other dancing games as forms of exercise.
		DDR Health serves as a news and information resource for the growing exergaming market with a focus on the use of Dance Dance Revolution and other dancing games as forms of exercise.
		You may not post replies DDR Health serves as a news and information resource for the growing exergaming market with a focus on the use of Dance Dance Revolution and other dancing games as forms of exercise.
	www.fitness-search.info /extreme-fitness-previous-thread (858 words)

	Wired News: Play to Get Fit -- New Concept?
		But a small cadre of entrepreneurs at the world's largest technology exposition hope their gizmos make you work up a sweat.
		Company executives insist that "exergaming" or "exertainment" -- the marriage of physical exercise and video gaming -- is becoming a hot new niche, and the most bullish aficionados say it might even help reduce the nation's obesity epidemic.
		The four-day International Consumer Electronics Show, which ended Sunday, sponsored its first-ever Cardio PlayZone section for fitness-themed companies.
	www.wired.com /news/technology/0,1282,66219,00.html (1005 words)

	Gamasutra - Book Excerpt - "Serious Games: Games That Educate, Train, and Inform - Games for Physical and Mental ...
		A number of serious games now exist that target healthcare and well-being, like the “exergaming” game, Yourself!Fitness, and the biofeedback game, The Wild Divine Project, which combines breathing techniques and meditation with biofeedback.
		Education has “edutainment,” and now physical fitness has “exergaming” or “exertainment.” Exergaming, also called “fitness gaming,” is a new marketing term coined to describe the combination of exercise equipment or aerobic workout regimens with video games.
		These products seek to make physical exercise more attractive to people by adding the mentally engaging elements of video games to the activity.
	www.gamasutra.com /features/20051031/chen_01.shtml (3192 words)

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