Its Dance Dance Revolution time !

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Whatever happened to good ol sports??

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060126/hl_nm/media_konami_dc


W. Virginia uses dance video game to fight obesity

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Children in West Virginia's public schools will be required to play Konami Digital Entertainment Inc.'s popular "Dance Dance Revolution" video game under a deal to help the state battle rising childhood obesity rates, the company said on Wednesday.


In the game, arrows appear on a video screen according to the beat of a song. Players score points by stepping on matching arrows on a mat. Units with a special workout mode allows players to track the calories they burn.

As part of the partnership, which includes all 765 of the state's schools, West Virginia will develop a curriculum based around the video game and track its progress.

All of the state's schools will have "Dance Dance Revolution" equipment within two years, said Konami spokeswoman Clara Gilbert.

The total cost of the program is $500,000. Konami is giving the state $75,000 in cash for product and research related to the program, which the company said is the first of its kind.

Konami Digital Entertainment Inc. is a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Konami Corp
 
i think taking Mc D's out of the cafateria and removing the coke machines would probably be a lot cheaper and a heck of a lot more effective leave it to mass corps to make a buck of the schools
 
fishnutham said:
i think taking Mc D's out of the cafateria and removing the coke machines would probably be a lot cheaper and a heck of a lot more effective leave it to mass corps to make a buck of the schools
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Agreed... you saw supersizeme too ? j/k
 
intresting. Well I agree it prob. wont help much if they are letting them eat all that crap in schools.
 
fishnutham said:
kidding aside that movie turned me into a vegetarian overnight lasted for a year now i eat the odd bit of meat but will not eat fast food ever!!
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That is great to know. That movie was a revelation to a lot of people to be sure.
I actually stopped eating fast food for 2 weeks after i rented the dvd.

Ash - at least the kids can exercise. Bad diet without exercise is worse. Though i agree that school systems take away sodas and be more selective when it comes to meals and snacks.
 
LOL

that game is queer... fast food sucks... NEW TOPIC
 
I eat fast food atleast twice a week, but I don't eat it all the time like in super size me. Fast food places are starting to cater to health worries by making more salads and fruit combos. Milks, juices, apples, and fruit cups are all provided for kids meals. Forget dance dance revolution, get out and ride a bike, hang out with friends. I agree that my school lunches are pretty much just grease, but most places, as well as mine, have a salad bar, and lots of choices becides soda to drink. People like to blame the food, but sitting around infront of a computer all day, and only eating healthy food wont do much good for you either. But eating a bunch of burgers and beign a tri-athlete isn't great. People and kids need to find the balance. People these days are plain out dumb. I know that I shouldn't eat 5 big mac's in one day, but if I go to a Mc'D's with friends or family I am not just going to sit there and starve, because I know I am active enough to burn it off. I have always been the way I am and my Doctor says that I have perfect blood pressure and heart rate. Would I like a class of ddr, sure I would, but I wouldn't want for people to do what the guy did in super size me did, and say that it is all Mc. Donalds fault for turning them into crap. Theres my 2 cents.
 
the prob with mc donalds is it to easy to give the kids a couple bucks for a meal there then make them a good lunch as everyones so busy these days and with the constant advertising people always chose the burgers and fries it human nature to want what you see and i also read something regarding their salads they have more cals and fat then the burgers when you use the dressing myself since i gave up fast food have lost around 35 lbs and i'm not active for the last year because of a disabilty i received at work
 
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