Better health by playing
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TRACK 8(2) | DAY 2 - 3 OCT 2017 Sami Kosonen, Entrepreneur of Iterator Oy (FI) Games for Health Europe 2017
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- 1. Better Health by Playing Better Health by Playing Better Health by Playing Better Health by Playing Better Health by Playing Sami Kosonen Iterator Oy
- 2. Why...? • My daughter Annika used to play the Crossy Road™ on Apple TV® a lot • The game was captivating and very well done • But why did the chicken cross the road?
- 3. What if... …I make a game that keeps her moving?
- 4. Exercise Game • A good exercise game can motivate us to exercise more than we would do otherwise • Our mind gives up too easily and tells us to quit even though our body could still continue (40% rule) • Game can take our attention away from the hard exercise to completing the game
- 5. Let’s have a look at some examples
- 6. Nintendo Wii Fit Exercise game consisting of activities using a balance board
- 7. Zombies, Run! Walk, jog or run anywhere in the world. Hear your mission and music through your headphones. If you’re chased by zombies, you’ll have to speed up! You’ll automatically collect supplies to build up your base. Heart-pumping audio drama
- 8. Pokémon GO • Augmented reality: World of Pokémon brought to real world • Long walks outdoors • Collect them all • Social
- 9. So, there are already some good exercise games out there …and then there is my Draisine Rally™…
- 10. Draisine Rally The Squats Exercise Game
- 11. Draisine Rally • Makes you perform a quick high intensity squats exercise • The faster you squat, the faster your draisine moves • Dead simple, doesn’t require any extra equipment • Works on mobiles, tablets and Apple TV
- 12. Why Draisine Rally? • As a child we used to ride our neighbour’s draisine in Putikko village (Thank you Hannu Sairanen for that!) • In Helsinki on our way from the office to the Nepalese restaurant there is this old draisine (hand car) on display • Pumping the draisine makes us perform similar moves than in squats exercise
- 13. Let’s see it in action (fingers crossed)
- 15. Some Benefits of Squats • Builds Muscle in Your Entire Body • Functional Exercise Makes Real-Life Activities Easier • Burn More Fat • Maintain Mobility and Balance • Prevent Injuries
- 16. “Researchers at McMaster have found that a single minute of very intense exercise produces health benefits similar to longer, traditional endurance training.” (Don’t know how true it is, but hey, it’s a good argument for the marketing anyway!) High Intensity Training
- 17. Challenges • How to make it work for all kinds of people? • How to motivate users doing this exercise regularly? • How to get the word out to those people who would benefit from this?
- 18. Draisine Rally • Keeps your attention away from the painfully hard and repetitive squats exercise • Makes you do more squats than you would otherwise do • By finishing a track you have actually completed something in real life
- 19. Draisine RallyDraisine RallyDraisine RallyDraisine RallyDraisine Rally Go ahead, scan me!
Editor's Notes
- When we get to the next level in game, what do we gain in real life?
- Since games are so captivating, why not make one that keeps you moving instead of staying passive?
- Captivating exercise game can motivate us to exercise more regularly and longer than we would otherwise do. Navy SEALs have this 40% rule: “When your mind says you are done, you are only 40% done”. So, our mind is ready to give up much earlier than what we would be capable of. A good game can take our attention away from otherwise boring and repetitive exercise and trick our mind to keep going.
- There are already some nice gaming platforms and games that make us move and help us stay fit. Here are few examples you are probably already familiar with:
- Released on December 2007 Wii Fit is an exercise game consisting of activities using the Wii Balance Board peripheral. The game uses a unique platform peripheral called the Wii Balance Board, on which the player stands during exercise. The game features yoga, strength training, aerobics, and balance games. Wii Fit has been used for physiotherapy rehabilitation and has been adopted by various health clubs around the world. Additionally, the game has been used in nursing homes to improve posture in the elderly. The game has received generally positive reviews, despite criticism over the lack of intensity in some of its workout activities
- Then there are these mobile games.
- Winner of 13th IMGA Global Grand Prix
- And then in Finland there was this competition called “Resiinaralli” which is Draisine Rally in English.
- http://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/article/no-time-to-get-fit-think-again/
- There is still a lot of work to be done. Thanks Jouni Sarvanko for the last six months you have been working on this second release!
- If you want to try it out yourself, this QR-code takes you to the App Store or Google Play. You can also come to visit me in that Expo / Demo area! Thanks for listening! Now it’s time for your questions and comments.