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From wiiitis to wiihabilitation: the rise and rise of active computer games

1 January 2009 by Suzanne Hutson
Wii boy

Nintendo Wii is one of a number of ‘active’ computer games, which differ from the traditional more ‘sedentary’ computer game in that physical movement is the method of interaction. In Wii Sports, gamers hold a motion-sensitive controller containing gyroscopes and accelerometers, and simulate the motion of athletes playing a sport (tennis, boxing, golf, bowling or [...]

Filed Under: Sport & Leisure Tagged With: Wii

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