The document proposes turning gym equipment into interactive gaming controllers to make exercise more social and fun. It describes creating profiles for users and games that are specific to different machines, like stationary bikes or treadmills. Users could play alone, against friends, or in tournaments to earn medals and increase their scores. The goal is to encourage safer, more varied exercise and increased gym usage through competitive social gaming.

1. Media Project 6
Group 5

3. THEPROBLEM

4. THESOLUTION
• Turn the Gym into a Platform
• Turn the Equipment into the controller
• Make the Gym more social
• Let the users interact and compete

5. THECONCEPT

6. THECONCEPT

7. MYEXERCISE
Exercise at home?
• Too many distractions
• No motivation from other people
• Not enough space
• Not much of a competitive element

8. MYEXERCISE
Why the Gym?
• Somewhere to get away from the home
• Motivating
• Use of gym equipment
• Personal trainers

9. CURRENTEQUIPTMENT
Gamercize Spin Trainer Gamercize Stepper

10. CURRENTEQUIPTMENT
TechnoGym Recline Spinner TechnoGym Visio Web Display

11. EXERCISEMACHINES
• The machines that we will make
interactive games for are: stationary
bike, hill-walker, cross trainer, rower
and treadmill.
• Screens in front of the user will contain
the user interface
• The machine will use sensors to track
the user and connect the game

12. SAFEREXERCISE
• People tend to spend too much time
on the same machines
• Our games will encourage safer
exercise by using timed intervals
• It will also allow gym goers to use all
the equipment available
• The screens will also contain
information about safer exercise

13. ENCOURAGINGGYM-USE
• Gym equipment will no longer be
boring to use.
• People will be encouraged to go to
the gym because of the social aspect,
the competitive aspect and the fun
that our platform will provide.
• Everyone will have their own profile
which will displayed on the G.U.I.

14. MYFRIENDS
Why is social networking important?
• Creates a community
• Builds relationships
• Motivating peers
• Competitive Aspect
• Communication
• Addictive

15. MYFRIENDS
Why will people use the social network?
• Popularity of existing social networks
• Online gamers like to compete
• Team training and socializing is
motivational

16. EXISTINGPLATFORMS
• Facebook, Twitter, MSN etc
• Xbox live Messaging
• Windows Messenger

17. EXISTINGPLATFORMS
Xbox Headset World Of Warcraft – Chat Window

18. MYFRIENDS
• The gym will have a team training feel.
• We will display users progress.
• Set up a competitive atmosphere where
people can challenge one another.
• Friends can stay touch whilst exercising.

19. MYFRIENDS
Problems with social networking?
• People spend a great deal of time at home
on social networks and don’t exercise.
• Can be seen as wasting time
• We will let people socialize whilst exercising.

20. MYGAMES
• Games are specific to gym equipment
• Players can play by themselves, their friends or in
tournaments
• Completion times are recorded and added to
the gym leaderboard and players personal times
• Players receive medals and an overall score for
their position in a race
• Players will only be allowed play a game a
number of times per day

21. MYGAMES
• Players can collect items that give them
points and increase their overall score
• Players can collect power ups that boost their
avatars performance for a period of time
• Points can be used to buy new items to
customize your Avatar

22. MYTOURNAMENTS
• Players complete all games in the gym for the
best possible score
• Top 3 players receive bonus points and
medals – Gold, Silver and Bronze
• Other Prizes awarded for losers -
Epic Fail Award and Best Dressed Award

23. KINGOFTHEHILL
• Uses the stepper or treadmill
• Players compete to reach the top of the
mountain to capture the flag in the best
possible time
• 5 stages with a different angles of slope to
vary the speed
• Avoid obstacles such as rolling rocks, deep
puddles and sticky dirt

24. RAPIDRACERS
• Uses the Exercise Bike
• Players must complete 3 laps of a track in the best
possible time
• Track will have obstacles that have to be avoided
• Ramps give you special air time bonuses and increased
speed
• Speed tiles for extra bursts of speed
• Loop-de-loop sections require you to cycle harder on
the exercise bike

25. WHATSNEXT?
• More research
• MockUp Versions
• Prototype development
• Prototype testing
• Further developments & corrections

26. ANYQUESTIONS?