XBox Now Your Personal Fitness Trainer?

Analise writes "First there's the DDR Workout, and now a game developer out of Portland, OR has come up with Yourself!Fitness, a video game targeted at women and to be used on your friendly neighborhood XBox - the title 'features a computer-generated personal trainer who guides users through a customized set of exercises and diets.' The game [the original NYT article includes a small screenshot] is slated to be released this fall and the Sony Playstation version is expected to be ready by the end of the year. The game company's co-founder is quoted as saying, 'We're creating games that are good for you.'"

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[xiopher]

Google link here

Re:game??

[fireduck]

apparently if one digs through the website deep enough you'll find the FAQ, which indicates the "game" comes with a heart rate monitor (one would think this would be prominently announced, as it's a big thing setting this apart from an exercise DVD). I presume this is where the game part comes it. You increase your heart rate for 20 minutes a certain amount, and you unlock new content. some of the the screenshots at the website support this (the bottom one, for instance).

So, unlike DDR or other games, you really aren't playing anything or trying to accomplish anything, other than exercising along with a game; with the heart monitor measuring your progress and unlocking new content. so, it's a really personalized exercise DVD.

Re: Grammar Nazi

[wan-fu]

The team they've put on this is comprised of highly skilled professionals from all around the industry.

You should have used "... comprises highly skilled professionals..." Sorry, but 'comprised of' is one of the worst abuses of the English language.