videogames

Time for fun and games

So much for video games being easy. Thanks to Nintendo's Wii Fit, you can turn your living room into a virtual gym. Wii Fit can calculate your body ... Read More »

This healthy video game shuts down if you play for too long.

I've been hearing a fair bit about so-called healthy video games lately, but I have to wonder -- is there such a thing? If you're sat in front of the ... Read More »

Yoga and lifestyle games invade Asian video game expo

If you're interested in taking a yoga class, there's no need to head to the studio anymore -- A Japanese video game maker has developed a digital yoga ... Read More »

The least fun video game ever: "Arm Spirit" will break your arm

Physically interactive games are all the rage lately, with the most common examples belonging to the Nintendo Wii game system. But pretending to swing ... Read More »

Why a slingshot is safer than a video game

Because I grew up in the company of my older brother, who taught me to build tree forts and play "war" in the 10-acre woods behind our home, and ... Read More »

Play the Nintendo Wii in the gym

A gym in Vancouver is being credited as the first gym in North America to officially incorporate the Nintendo Wii into its physical fitness offerings. ... Read More »

Get those teens working out: use video games at the gym

Are kids a demographic that need to get regular amounts of exercise? Busy social lives, homework and video games get in the way of all that, as do ... Read More »

Fit Factor: Inspire activity in your kids too

When I was a kid, everyone my age spent every minute possible in the freedom that the outdoors offered, playing games, riding bikes, chasing each ... Read More »

How addictive are video games?

Sometimes it seems like video games rival crack in terms of their addictive properties. Or if not crack, certainly smoking or alcohol. I know come ... Read More »

Video games and bad driving -- is there a link?

On the streets of popular driving-style video games, you can drive up onto sidewalks and careen at top speeds down narrow streets crashing into ... Read More »