Difference between revisions of "Fitness Game"
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| − | '''Fitness Game''' is a term that is referred to the type of video game that specifically demands players to execute physical exercise as a part of the gameplay. | + | '''Fitness Game''' is a term that is referred to the type of video game that specifically demands players to execute physical exercise as a part of the gameplay. Although notable companies like Autodesk and Konami have introduced the concept of fitness game in 1980's-1990's, the cost for the supporting technology was expensive and its technological capability was still behind to fully grab consumers' attention. However, the introduction of motion control by Nintendo's Wii and Microsoft's Xbox significantly increased both the features and the efficiency of fitness game, thus became more attention-grabbing and more consumers became willing to get the benefit of exercising by playing fitness game. Some prominent examples of the fitness game include Wii Sports Club<ref>"Nintendo Webiste" https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/23dwBGv7QCFrP08BKcqDpsq-6hxvaaTB</ref>, Just Dance<ref>"Just Dance Ubisoft Website"https://just-dance.ubisoft.com/en-us/home/</ref>, and Nike+ Kinect Training<ref>"Nike+ Kinect Training Demo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoM_MNZ5pzU</ref>. |
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| − | Some prominent examples of the fitness game include Wii Sports Club<ref>"Nintendo Webiste" https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/23dwBGv7QCFrP08BKcqDpsq-6hxvaaTB</ref>, Just Dance<ref>"Just Dance Ubisoft Website"https://just-dance.ubisoft.com/en-us/home/</ref>, and Nike+ Kinect Training<ref>"Nike+ Kinect Training Demo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoM_MNZ5pzU</ref>. | + | |
==Before 21st century== | ==Before 21st century== | ||
Revision as of 18:05, 16 March 2018
Fitness Game is a term that is referred to the type of video game that specifically demands players to execute physical exercise as a part of the gameplay. Although notable companies like Autodesk and Konami have introduced the concept of fitness game in 1980's-1990's, the cost for the supporting technology was expensive and its technological capability was still behind to fully grab consumers' attention. However, the introduction of motion control by Nintendo's Wii and Microsoft's Xbox significantly increased both the features and the efficiency of fitness game, thus became more attention-grabbing and more consumers became willing to get the benefit of exercising by playing fitness game. Some prominent examples of the fitness game include Wii Sports Club[1], Just Dance[2], and Nike+ Kinect Training[3].
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Before 21st century
Autodesk
HighCycle
Virtual Racquetball
Konami
Dance Dance Revolution
After 21st century
Nintendo's Wii
Xbox Kinect
Smartphone Apps
Wearables
- ↑ "Nintendo Webiste" https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/23dwBGv7QCFrP08BKcqDpsq-6hxvaaTB
- ↑ "Just Dance Ubisoft Website"https://just-dance.ubisoft.com/en-us/home/
- ↑ "Nike+ Kinect Training Demo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoM_MNZ5pzU
