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The POD Game

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The POD Game

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As emergency responders, players treat hundreds of victims of a bioterrorist attack. The game is set in a drug dispensing center that has been set up in the middle of a terrified city polluted with anthrax. Players use their time management and strategy skills to help civilians get in and out of the center as quickly as possible. This game is available for free download.

Punch-Out!!

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Punch-Out!!

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Punch-Out!! is boxing game for the Nintendo Wii that allows players to punch, block, and jab their way to being the next champion. Using the Wii remote and nunchuck, players face a series of boxers they must defeat to advance up the professional boxing ladder.

Build a Healthy Plate

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Build a Healthy Plate

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Build a Healthy Plate, by the American Diabetes Association, is designed to teach players the importance of a nutritious meal. Players are presented with an assortment of food from which to choose build their plates. To win this game, players must successfully create meals that include appropriate portions of food from each food group.

EyeToy Play: Pom Pom Party

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EyeToy Play: Pom Pom Party

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This exergame for the Playstation2 allows players to work out by cheerleading and dancing. Players are taught cheers and dance moves. Eyetoy Play: Pom Pom Party comes with a set of pompoms that can be used while dancing and cheering to the music.

The Kore: Fitness Challenge, Move Mixer

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The Kore: Fitness Challenge, Move Mixer

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The Kore is an free, online gaming area for children on the Kidnetic web site that focuses on encouraging daily physical activity and exercise. Fitness Challenge and Move Mixer are two games found within The Kore that can teach children dance moves and exercise routines that can help keep them physically fit and healthy.

Virtual Iraq

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Virtual Iraq

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"Virtual Iraq is a set of virtual reality environments created to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF) combat service men and women as well as those who have served in Afghanistan. The development and clinical evaluation of Virtual Iraq was funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR Award No: N000140510384), a project that lasted three years."

Master Motion

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Master Motion

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Master Motion is a project of the Carnegie Mellon University Entertainment Technology Center. A prototype Tai Chi game uses a wireless virtual reality system to track and record full body movements while producing an animated representation of the player. This game, which is not currently available, allows players to work out with a virtual trainer and receive constant feedback back on accuracy and progress.

XaviXGOLF

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XaviXGOLF

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This game utilizes a wireless driver, putter, and sensory device that captures the timing and speed of each swing players take. Multiple levels, courses, and tournaments are included.

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