Games That Raise the Heart Rate

The Rocky Mountain News is running an article by Kotaku's Brian Crecente entitled Fit to Play, about the effect that games with a workout component have on the health of the player. From the article: "...five years later and 100 pounds lighter, Jennsen is a video evangelist in the most 21st-century sense of the word, preaching the fat-melting, muscle-building power of video games to generations that have grown up holding joysticks."

Comments

Pads and Kilowatt

[bippy]

Red Octane sent me their pad to help me write the story for the Rocky and I really like it. The insert gives it a very nice feel and it seems to always trigger correctly. My pad seemed to move about a tad, despite the rubber backing, but that's probably because I'm such a spaz. I didn't get a chance to play with the Kilowatt, but it looks and sounds fantastic. I think it may become the first true blending of excercise equipment and gaming to hit the market. It's built like a high quality piece of equipment, so it costs quite a bundle. I've got a lot more about it in the article, the technology is pretty fascinating.

Brian Crecente
Editor
Kotaku