Sports
Games for Change Annual Festival
“Called ‘an early Sundance of video games’ for ‘socially-responsible game-designers’ the Games for Change Annual Festival brings together leading nonprofit organizations, experts, and game developers to explore the increasing real-world impact of digital games as an agent for social change. The Festival is also a showcase for some of the most innovative new games in development."
Festival
Games for Change
Human behavior
Olympic Games
Sports
Technology
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the Games for Change Annual Festival
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Wii Tennis play as physical activity in low-income African American adolescents
Staiano, A. E. & Calvert, S. L. (2011). Wii tennis play as physical activity in low-income African American adolescents. CyberPsychology, 5.
Entertainment
Exergame
Diabetes
Exercise and Fitness
Obesity and Weight Loss
Calvert
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Cyberpsychology
Digital media
Document
Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
Social Issues
Sports
Sports media
Touch! Generations
Wii
Wii Sports
XML
Teens
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Comparison of physiological and metabolic responses to playing Nintendo Wii Sports and brisk treadmill walking
Willems, M. E. T., & Bond, T. S. (2009). Comparison of physiological and metabolic responses to playing Nintendo Wii Sports and brisk treadmill walking. Journal of Human Kinetics, 22(1), 43-49.
Young Adults
Games
Metabolism
Sports
Sports media
Wii
XML
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A "Wii" bit of fun: The effects of adding Nintendo Wii Bowling to a standard exercise regimen for residents of long-term care with upper extremity dysfunction
Hsu, J.K., Thibodeau, R., Wong, S.J., Zukiwsky, D., Cecile, S., & Walton, D.M. (2011). A "Wii" bit of fun: The effects of adding Nintendo Wii Bowling to a standard exercise regimen for residents of long-term care with upper extremity dysfunction. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 27(3), 185-193.
Games
Sports
Sports media
Touch! Generations
Wii
Wii Sports
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Cheer We Go!
"Star Hill needs spirit! Its sports teams are in a major slump, and the whole town has given up on them. It’s so bad, the cheerleader squad is down to just one person! Take on the role of a cheerleader in this exciting rhythm adventure game! Use your stylus to guide your cheerleader through increasingly complex dances and cheerleading routines. The game’s story mode takes you on an adventure through school as you try to work your way up to a star cheerleader! Customize your character, enjoy a variety of mini-games, and find a little romance along the way!"
Cheerleading
Entertainment
Human behavior
Modern dance
Music video games
Natsume
Sports
Technology
Pre-Teens
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Qmotions - Golf
Qmotions - Golf is a game controller designed to caputre the full motion of the player as they swing, putt, and tee-off while playing existing popular golf games. The device keeps tracks of speed, club direction, and accuracy of swing to provide useful feedback to the player.
Games
Golf
Personal life
Sports
Technology
Game Console
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Don King Boxing: Boxercise
For the Nintendo DS and Wii, Don King Boxing: Boxercise engages players in a simulated boxing match.
CDATA
Computer hardware
Computing
Digital media
Don King
Motherboard
Nintendo
Nintendo DS
Sports
Technology
Wii
Wii Balance Board
Handheld Device
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Jackie Chan Studio Fitness POWERBOXING
Jackie Chan Studio Fitness Powerboxing is a Xavix exergame designed to help players workout while engaging in interactive boxing.
Chinese people
Cinema of China
Cinema of Hong Kong
Exergaming
Hong Kong people
Jackie Chan
Personal trainer
Sports
Technology
XaviXPort gaming console
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Makoto Sports Arena
This exergame takes place in a boxing ring. Players can get a full-body workout by using their arms and legs to respond to visual and audio cues located on each corner of the arena. Reaction time and accuracy are recorded and stored so that players can compete against themselves and other players.
Makoto
Sports
Technology
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Punch-Out!!
Punch-Out!! is boxing game for the Nintendo Wii that allows players to punch, block, and jab their way to being the next champion. Using the Wii remote and nunchuck, players face a series of boxers they must defeat to advance up the professional boxing ladder.
Games
Next Level Games
Nintendo
Punch-Out
Punch-Out!!
Sports
Technology
Wii
Wii Remote

