Wiimote on head cures obesity, looks ridiculous
The design of the Wii’s control system has made it an ideal tool for exercise. We saw that proof in the physical exertion required for Wii Sports, and in Nintendo’s progress towards the Balance Board-equipped Wii Fit. Both excellent ways to stay healthy. Just one problem:
THEY DON’T MAKE US LOOK STUPID ENOUGH.
Yep, that’s WiiWii’s standard requirement. If it doesn’t look ridiculous, we’re putting it back on the shelf. Thank goodness for Australia’s Queensland University of Technology then, who’ve cobbled together a Wii-based exercise program that couldn’t look more ridiculous if it tried. Strap one Wiimote on your helmet, the other to your leg, get on the hooked-up exercise bike and pedal away. The game retrieves data from your movements and translates it on screen. Have a look at that grinning fool above. Doesn’t he look stupid? Yes, he does.
It’s been designed to combat the boredom that comes to us all at the gym. If it picks up they threaten to let us view the screen through video googles. Look, we know we said we like stupid peripherals, but that’s too much for us. We’re off for a box of doughnuts and a quick go on our Virtual Boy.
Source: Kotaku
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November 21st, 2007 at 12:31 pm
ummmm, nice idea. but like ya said, im not too hot on the idea of wearing a cras helemt while riding a stationary bike. Im not that much of a geek.