Why haven’t better video games infused exercise equipment been developed yet? The very simple Dance Dance Revolution is a great introduction, but the novelty soon wears off. Game/exercise devices fall into two categories: overly expensive exercise machines with sucky games or games with amateur like exercise machines / gear.
Video games are a multi billion dollar industry looking for new ways to entice gamers and potential new gamers. Video games becoming part of the exercise routine in gyms and homes would transform gyms into new fashionable arcades.
Companies have offered gym equipment particularly stationary bikes with virtual-reality capability for years. But these days, fitness equipment executives are becoming more confident with new graphic capabilities. The increasing need to get people off the couch are helping to build a new path of sales for both the fitness industry as well as video game industry.
One company in Hawaii has developed a surf simulator that is said to be great for balance, coordination and exercise. Both children and adults can surf the world's first patented indoor video surf simulator. The game is based on balance as you stand on a genuine, hand made, fiberglass competition shaped board and surf 30 foot video waves.
