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Houston

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Houston

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Houston is a mobile phone game designed to encourage physical activity. The game comes with a pedometer that counts the number of steps players take over a certain period of time. When that time is up, players’ step count is shared with friends and family so they can compare and compete with each other. This game is not currently available.

XaviXBASEBALL

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XaviXBASEBALL

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Using a wireless bat and ball, players can work on their swing, compete against friends, and lead their team to the top. A sensory device that captures the speed and timing of each swing so that the action depicted onscreen coincides with players’ movements is included.

Dynamic Climate Change Simulator

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Dynamic Climate Change Simulator

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QuiQui's Giant Bounce

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QuiQui's Giant Bounce

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QuiQui’s Giant Bounce is a web-based exergame designed to help children develop coordination skills, balance, and spatial recognition. Players assume the role of QuiQui, a green dragon embarking on an adventures including swimming in the ocean and flying high in the sky. In addition to a computer, this game requires a microphone and webcam so that the game can hear the players capture their movements onscreen.

Insulot

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Insulot

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Insulot is an educational mobile phone game developed to teach players about blood glucose levels and insulin dosages. The game operates in the form of a slot machine. The goal is to estimate the appropriate dosage of insulin that will keep glucose at a safe level.

Food, Fun, and Fitness

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Food, Fun, and Fitness

This role-playing game is aimed at adolescent girls at risk of obesity. It encourages players to follow the food groups and serving suggestions of each while getting ample amounts of physical activity daily.

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We Cheer

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We Cheer

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In the Nintendo Wii game We Cheer, players can dance, cheer, and put their bodies into motion while listening to over thirty smash hits by popular artists. Players can learn new dance moves and cheers that will help them dominate other virtual squads and become the champions. The game offers different styles of music including disco, rock, and hip hop.

Pulse!! The Virtual Clinical Learning Lab

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Pulse!! The Virtual Clinical Learning Lab

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Pulse!! is a simulation game for health care professionals that allows them to train and practice without the risk of harming patients. Players work in a virtual hospital where they respond to emergency situations, diagnose, and treat patients as they would in the real world. This game was developed in part by the Texas A&M University, Corpus-Christi.