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Video Games in Gym Class - DDR 101?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the olympics-of-the-mind dept.

Saige writes: "When I was in school, gym class was basketball, running laps, and icky locker rooms. Today, kids get to play video games - and get credit for them! No, it is not as bad as it seems. Apparently, someone has become clued in that Dance Dance Revolution promotes physical activity, and a school in California is making use of that. Can I go back and retake gym?"

7 of 376 comments (clear)

  1. Re:If society is an organism, negroids are cancer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    No

  2. How is this connected to OSDN/VA SOFTWARE by jukal · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Usually, when there's an article that clearly does not belong to Slashdot, you can easily spot the relationship between what was "marketed" and OSDN/VA software, so what's the connection in this case?? :) Oh, I found it, took just a bit longer: pyDDR.... you were just waiting for someone to link to OSDN, right? So there you are!

  3. Re:If society is an organism, negroids are cancer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The bad guy in Enter the Dragon looks like Dr. No.

    Your mom looks like Nell Carter.

    Discuss.

  4. Re:If society is an organism, negroids are cancer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If slashdot is an organism, trolls are cancer.

    Wait...

  5. Slashdot racism is weak by pommiekiwifruit · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    For proper flamefests, see the forums in www.fijilive.com, if that country's bandwidth can take it. I guess while they are insulting each other they are not shooting...

    they (the posters) mostly use english because if you use your language who will understand you, and if you use their language that's conceding a point...

    The site itself is fairly moderate and informative. The people in the country are mostly lovely, but the internet doesn't always bring out the best in people.

  6. Picture the scene... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    a slashdot editor attempting gym class.. oh my word, physical activity! that burns calories! can't be having any of that... pass me that super size cola will ya, i'm getting thirsty just THINKING about these guys trying to work out

  7. Faerie. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Timothy is a faerie.

    You hated gym, but want to retake it so you can _dance_?

    Put down the barbie dolls.