Comments on: Video Games: Making The World Healthier? http://gamerlimit.com/2009/06/video-games-making-the-world-healthier-curtis-approved/ Gamer Limit Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:00:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: poppyseed http://gamerlimit.com/2009/06/video-games-making-the-world-healthier-curtis-approved/#comment-15002 poppyseed Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:42:32 +0000 http://gamerlimit.com/?p=28012#comment-15002 Who could have guessed waving your arms around playing Mario would do so much good. Who could have guessed waving your arms around playing Mario would do so much good.

]]> By: Curtis Takaichi http://gamerlimit.com/2009/06/video-games-making-the-world-healthier-curtis-approved/#comment-14889 Curtis Takaichi Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:31:25 +0000 http://gamerlimit.com/?p=28012#comment-14889 I like how the end of the article raises some foreseeable questions about how video game may have an affect on the health care industry. I like how the end of the article raises some foreseeable questions about how video game may have an affect on the health care industry.

]]> By: Chris Carter http://gamerlimit.com/2009/06/video-games-making-the-world-healthier-curtis-approved/#comment-14883 Chris Carter Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:53:23 +0000 http://gamerlimit.com/?p=28012#comment-14883 Simply running a mile every once in a while is infinitely more productive than spending $80+ dollars on Wii Fit/etc. It's not that hard to just run around the block once a week, even if you're lazy: just bring your iPod. Simply running a mile every once in a while is infinitely more productive than spending $80+ dollars on Wii Fit/etc. It’s not that hard to just run around the block once a week, even if you’re lazy: just bring your iPod.

]]> By: Jamie Obeso http://gamerlimit.com/2009/06/video-games-making-the-world-healthier-curtis-approved/#comment-14882 Jamie Obeso Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:39:31 +0000 http://gamerlimit.com/?p=28012#comment-14882 It takes zero dollars to exercise on your own at home. If you seriously just HAVE to spend money on exercise, why not go to the gym, as you mentioned, or spend that Wii Fit money on a cycling machine? That's how I feel about it; to me, it feels like if you buy Wii Fit, you're spending 50 dollars (or is it more?) for your video game console to tell you that you're overweight. Maybe I should make a game about hitting on the opposite sex, but make it more like how it is in real life, instead of how most video games handle it (picking the nicest dialogue choices during conversations). Then, when the player fails, the game can hurl insults at them until they get better at attracting people. It'll be about as productive as a Wii Fit, right? It takes zero dollars to exercise on your own at home. If you seriously just HAVE to spend money on exercise, why not go to the gym, as you mentioned, or spend that Wii Fit money on a cycling machine? That’s how I feel about it; to me, it feels like if you buy Wii Fit, you’re spending 50 dollars (or is it more?) for your video game console to tell you that you’re overweight.

Maybe I should make a game about hitting on the opposite sex, but make it more like how it is in real life, instead of how most video games handle it (picking the nicest dialogue choices during conversations). Then, when the player fails, the game can hurl insults at them until they get better at attracting people. It’ll be about as productive as a Wii Fit, right?

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