Exergames of the future. HardCORE Swimming is an Exertion Game prototype that combines the use of a Wii Fit balance board, Wii controller and nunchuk to swim through a shark-infested sea while collecting treasure.  In our last healthGAMERS interview we talked Floyd Mueller, an instructor at the University...

Australian Exertion Games take exergaming to the next level. I first found out about Floyd Mueller and his creative “Lecture 2130” at the University of Melbourne, Australia from the Games For Health listserve.   Mr. Mueller is doing some pretty amazing stuff with his computer game design...

In the fall of last year, rumor had it that French company BigBen Interactive was “looking to cash in on the Wii exergaming craze while it lasts” with a project called Cyberbike.  The idea was greatly criticized because the proposed Cyberbike was literally a full-sized bike attachment. ...

The research. The American Council on Exercise (ACE) is a 25-year-old nonprofit dedicated to promoting the benefits of physical activity and protecting consumers against unsafe and ineffective health and fitness products, programs and trends.  They have done extensive research on exercise regiments...

Lack of exercise no longer a problem? According to a recent news release in Amsterdam, a research study presented at the European Congress on Obesity determined that food intake alone explains the increase in American body weight over the last thirty years.  Professor Boyd Swinburn, Director of the...

Researchers, start your motion data capturing. Researchers have been using accelerometers for years to collect data on the physical activity levels of individuals.  With the release of the Wii and Wii Fit, many scientists are now hoping to capture and analyze data using this popular platform.  Unfortunately,...

DDR meets Schoolhouse Rock. Rice University and the National Science Foundation are taking health games to the next level with a step game that makes the lives of kids better in more ways than one.  SciRave, a research project led by chemistry/engineering/computer science professor Dr. James Tour, ...