Post by Keith on May 23, 2007 17:08:19 GMT -8
Over the years video games have slowly progressed into the mainstream and have become part of our everyday lives. There are good and bad benefits to this. We're now at the point in the digital and electronics age that we cannot deny the benefits at video gaming. However certain events seem to make the cons of video games overshadow the various benefits they possess.
Most video games out in the market today when played work a person's brain functions. Such as a role playing game taking the role of some chess game. It requires a lot of hours of playing along with critical thinking. There are a few notable titles that have physical health benefits. The most widely known series is the "Dance Dance Revolution" series. You can find a Dance Dance Revolution arcade console or two at least at just about any arcade in the country. There happens to be plenty of video arcades in Japan and South Korea that carry the DDR consoles. A DDR console is like a typical arcade console with the exception of that instead of a joystick with buttons, there is a dance pad at the bottom with pressure sensors.
In a sense it's a more fun version of the game known as "Simon." On the screen there are direction arrows that scroll up from the bottom to the top. You have to step on the directional arrows on the pad at the same moment when the direction arrow hits the top. You're basically challenging yourself when playing such a game as this. Depending on the difficulty setting of DDR, the speed of the direction arrows can scroll up from average speed to pretty insane speed. If you have heart problems, don't play DDR.
There are numerous benefits to playing a physically demanding game like Dance Dance Revolution. Mainly the physical and the health benefits. Luckily, one does not have to waste quarters at the arcade to get a good workout. If you have either a Nintendo Gamecube, Playstation, Playstation 2, X-Box, or X-Box 360, there are plenty of DDR titles that are available. But you'll have to pay extra for the dance pads. However, there are bundles where you can get the DDR game along with the dance pad. The bundles are at a fairly cheap price for consoles such as Playstation 2 since the next-gen consoles are already out on shelves.
DDR is a perfect alternative to running, jump roping, and/or swimming. In my case, I can't run much since I'm prone to getting shin splints which is pretty painful and very unpleasant to have. And I don't know how to use a jump rope nor am I able to swim. On the console version of DDR, there is a mode you can pick the workout mode. There are two options you can use: workout time or calory burn.
For the workout time, you can have a session that lasts up to two and a half hours. Not something that I reccomend. Best way to go is at least twenty-five minutes to an hour. You have beginner's mode, intermediate, and advanced. If you have a bulky body type, go with the beginner's mode first. The speed is pretty gradual and it's easy on the body, especially if you have heavy and bulky leg muscles. Going in intermediate and advanced will cause the player to strain his/her leg muscles easily and it would defeat the purpose of the training.
The calorie burn mode is set where you can pick the amount of calories you want to burn for the session. You can select between a hundred to a thousand calories. I don't reccomend the thousand calory burn session. It's just as long as the two and a half hour session. Pick about 300-750 calories to burn for the day. That's the lowdown of the other workout mode.
With each stage in the game in the workout mode, it shows you how many calories that you've managed to burn or how much session time that you have left. On both modes, it shows you the equivalent of how much you ran and how much you swam.
An elementary school in Florida had just implemented the use of Dance Dance Revolution in its physical education class. More and more health advocates are noticing the benefits of DDR. Playing DDR is like having a simple work out. About up to an hour a session and you can pick two to five days out of the week to play DDR. Overall, DDR has benefits that one cannot deny. If you have the money, go ahead and get yourself a copy of DDR and a dance pad. Keep in mind there are a few other alternatives to DDR.
For parents that want to keep their kids physically active, this is one game they should buy. The other most notable benefit of DDR is that anybody can play it. For critics that blame video games as a cause for obesity need to check out this game.
www.helium.com/tm/208543/years-video-games-slowly
Most video games out in the market today when played work a person's brain functions. Such as a role playing game taking the role of some chess game. It requires a lot of hours of playing along with critical thinking. There are a few notable titles that have physical health benefits. The most widely known series is the "Dance Dance Revolution" series. You can find a Dance Dance Revolution arcade console or two at least at just about any arcade in the country. There happens to be plenty of video arcades in Japan and South Korea that carry the DDR consoles. A DDR console is like a typical arcade console with the exception of that instead of a joystick with buttons, there is a dance pad at the bottom with pressure sensors.
In a sense it's a more fun version of the game known as "Simon." On the screen there are direction arrows that scroll up from the bottom to the top. You have to step on the directional arrows on the pad at the same moment when the direction arrow hits the top. You're basically challenging yourself when playing such a game as this. Depending on the difficulty setting of DDR, the speed of the direction arrows can scroll up from average speed to pretty insane speed. If you have heart problems, don't play DDR.
There are numerous benefits to playing a physically demanding game like Dance Dance Revolution. Mainly the physical and the health benefits. Luckily, one does not have to waste quarters at the arcade to get a good workout. If you have either a Nintendo Gamecube, Playstation, Playstation 2, X-Box, or X-Box 360, there are plenty of DDR titles that are available. But you'll have to pay extra for the dance pads. However, there are bundles where you can get the DDR game along with the dance pad. The bundles are at a fairly cheap price for consoles such as Playstation 2 since the next-gen consoles are already out on shelves.
DDR is a perfect alternative to running, jump roping, and/or swimming. In my case, I can't run much since I'm prone to getting shin splints which is pretty painful and very unpleasant to have. And I don't know how to use a jump rope nor am I able to swim. On the console version of DDR, there is a mode you can pick the workout mode. There are two options you can use: workout time or calory burn.
For the workout time, you can have a session that lasts up to two and a half hours. Not something that I reccomend. Best way to go is at least twenty-five minutes to an hour. You have beginner's mode, intermediate, and advanced. If you have a bulky body type, go with the beginner's mode first. The speed is pretty gradual and it's easy on the body, especially if you have heavy and bulky leg muscles. Going in intermediate and advanced will cause the player to strain his/her leg muscles easily and it would defeat the purpose of the training.
The calorie burn mode is set where you can pick the amount of calories you want to burn for the session. You can select between a hundred to a thousand calories. I don't reccomend the thousand calory burn session. It's just as long as the two and a half hour session. Pick about 300-750 calories to burn for the day. That's the lowdown of the other workout mode.
With each stage in the game in the workout mode, it shows you how many calories that you've managed to burn or how much session time that you have left. On both modes, it shows you the equivalent of how much you ran and how much you swam.
An elementary school in Florida had just implemented the use of Dance Dance Revolution in its physical education class. More and more health advocates are noticing the benefits of DDR. Playing DDR is like having a simple work out. About up to an hour a session and you can pick two to five days out of the week to play DDR. Overall, DDR has benefits that one cannot deny. If you have the money, go ahead and get yourself a copy of DDR and a dance pad. Keep in mind there are a few other alternatives to DDR.
For parents that want to keep their kids physically active, this is one game they should buy. The other most notable benefit of DDR is that anybody can play it. For critics that blame video games as a cause for obesity need to check out this game.
www.helium.com/tm/208543/years-video-games-slowly