City Officials Testing Life-Sized Aerobic Video Game
City Officials Testing Life-Sized Aerobic Video Game
April 3, 2008
The city of Elgin, Illinois will offer citizens an opportunity to try out a life-sized game system that is designed to promote aerobic play.As reported by the Courier-News, the NEOS game system will be set up in Elgin for the city's Healthy Kids Day on April 12th and will remain in place until April 20th. City Parks Development Coordinator Paul Bednar told the newspaper:
I just got to talking to [NEOS manufacturer Playworld] about it and they said they were allowing different cities to borrow it for a couple of weeks at a time and let people try it out.
As described by the Courier-News:
Much in the spirit of the popular arcade music video game Dance Dance Revolution, NEOS involves players interacting with the game, requiring people to move about nonstop for 45 to 60 seconds at a time.
According to game's Web site, up to four people can play one of nine games that test reflex speed, hand-eye coordination and memory retention, requiring players to hit or kick lighted touch pads.
A NEOS system costs about $30,000.
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1. Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA2 (the newest one) for the arcade costs somewhere in the of $5000-10000. Waaaaaaaay cheaper.
2. There is no DDR song shorter than 1:08, and 99% of all the other reside between 1:30-1:50.
For your upper body there's always EyeToy Groove or Hands and Feet Mode in DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION SUPERNOVA 2 US PS2.
Yeah, I'm terrible...
Oh wait, that would make sense now, wouldn't it?
I have a half finished DDR platform in the basement (2x4's, sheet metal, and plexiglass), but by the time I finish it, I'll need to rewire a new controller to it.
I guess the government has so much of our money to spend that some smart company is going to get some of it.
Easy by hoarding the money that was suppose to keep the library open.
Try explaining those to paranoid "my baby will get hurt/snatched away" parents
Too bad for them I guess. Over protective parents can be bad for kids health. But that is their problem.
If they want they can get DDR. There was a study at some college were some kid lost a crap load of weight doing nothing but a sensible diet and DDR for exercising. But even DDR will never beat real sports or exercise.
I don't know some of those songs are just insane.
Yes, yes they are. Which is why DDR is banned in my house. ;)
Ahh screw the DDR which costs 50 bucks tops without the pad, spend 30000 grand for a Neo-Geo system you'll be the coolest kid on t3h bl0ck y0! You could be just like your hero city! Or you could just.. ya know I really really want to hit who ever thought spending 30000 grand on one of those systems was "such an oh so great idea"
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