Wii-habilitation
The Nintendo Wii console has been a popular item since its release in November of 2006. So much so that it's still difficult to get a hold of today. The nice thing about the Wii is how it has brought back old style social gaming that was prevalent in the early history of video game.
But what is unexpected is the wide demographic range that the console has been attracting. We have all heard about how senior centers around the country have been featuring the Wii front and center as entertainment for its residents. Then there are the recent news that health care centers have been utilizing the Wii console in the rehabilitation of their patients.
Now comes this: the philanthropic group The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has given out a $2 million research grant, to be administered by the University of California Santa Barbara's Health Games Research Center, to study the effect that interactive gaming has on health.
"We're trying to find positive ways to use video games," Debra Lieberman, director of the Health Games Research Center, said during a press conference Thursday. "A 'good' game, which help people learn methods of self-improvement, could displace more time-wasting games out there."
via C|Net
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