FootGaming Education Overview

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At School At Work At Home

FootGaming adds movement and fun to online activities typically done in a chair using mouse and keyboard peripherals At School At Work At Home

Our patented FootPOWR ™ pad can do anything a mouse can do

You simply stand and move your feet to move the cursor (or spacebar or arrow keys)

Computer time becomes a physical activity opportunity

Anywhere people interact with a computer there are lots of “chair hours.” Research has proven again and again that humans need to move and get heart-pumping activity in order to do a LOT more than burn calories for fitness. The reasons include many specific to academic success :

Movement for kinesthetic learners

Oxygen to the brain

Increased BDNF

Reduced stress

Increased productivity

Eye-foot coordination and balance for proprioception

At School At Work At Home

View Video of FootGaming at School and Work

Valuable Video Game Outcomes Casual Games Virtual Online Worlds Can Drive Educational Software

For the past seven years Judy Shasek has been in the field exploring the connections between the use of video games in the learning environment, connecting physical activity to learning, empowering students (especially the most challenged learners) to lead and manage programs that provide 21 st Century Workplace Skills, academic success, and wellness benefits. For more on her programs see links below:

Trademarked the term ExerLearning

Expanded Generation FIT to more than 200 schools

Developed FootGaming for school, workplace, home

Created conversations about student-led game design and game integration into the learning process via DigiForceG

Has consulted for companies like RedOctane, Humana and schools around the US

Taught middle school science and technology for 15 years with an MS in Instructional Technology and Distance Education , authored two adventure myths set in the Internet

At School

Why use FootGaming: to enhance science and math education at the middle school level?

Students love games

Students need to move – regularly and often

Students can use game technology to provide real value

Faculty Wellness (ask us about this option)

New research on exergaming (HR sitting vs standing and playing)

Wellness solutions for school, home, workplace that include math and science in practical applications

Understanding of brain research in practical application

Lead integration of a new type of peripheral to K-12 learning

Students can connect “games” to valuable real world applications while presenting strategies or solutions to pressing challenges baffling even “the experts.”

Adding physical activity to the school day (mandated in 44 states)

Tying “exergame” outcomes to thousands of existing games

Creating valuable data on the physiology of game play with active controllers

Connecting psychology, physiology and brain research in a “fun” environment

Creating virtual goods, avatars and incentives that could have real world value

Ability to have work published and used now – via Footgaming.com

Our PATENTED logging capability

A casual game is easy to learn, can be played in 10-15 minutes, usually reduces stress, is easy to play with other online gamers and has been proven to be highly addictive. Casual games are often played at school (and at work). Can FootGaming add value to that time in school or after school, throughout the learning day? The Casual Games Association Casual Games Market Report PopCap Research: Games and Disabilities PopCap Research: Stress relief and casual games PopCap Casual Games in the Workplace Casual Games Testimonials

For the full paper on how exercise can enhance academic success, focus and productivity for students please request EXERLEARNING ExerLearning Slide Show Here

PopCap’s BEJEWELED has sold more than 10 million units. BEJEWELED is a FootGaming favorite .

Connecting Virtual Worlds to Virtual worlds are environments in which middle school students spend many hours per week. Creatively discovering ways to add wellness-fitness activity to those hours with games and activities students already love could provide rich benefit to many large corporations and/or health plan providers, employers and more.

Whyville is a FootGaming Destination More than 4 MILLION registered users aged 8-14

21 st Century Skills via Shasek has written and administered over $2 million in grants for use at the middle school level in science and technology. Over a decade of empowering students to lead and manage projects that tap into aptitudes, interests, teamwork and real world value has resulted in broad success motivating and engaging students. We can link their world view to real world solutions – together.