Computer Games Turning Into a Healthy Way

Governments around the developed world are looking at ways of dealing with childhood obesity. It is often blamed that computer games is one of the culprits, as children are not exercising much and spend lot of time before the computer.

Nintendo wii games are different from other computer games. Instead of just moving the fingers it encourages children to physically play action games. There are inbuilt motion sensors, which allow the player to control the characters and actions on the screen. Also, Wii remote is wand shaped which all children like. This unique concept is closely watched by other manufacturers which would lead to a healthy competition in computer games. In near future, market will be flooded with computer games that would claim to reduce certain calories if that game is played for a certain time period.

It is not surprising for any advanced technology or innovations like this is heavily criticized. Critics claim that Nintendo is causing many injuries. Someone even coined a term called wii syndrome and many quickly set up websites which deal with this so called WII syndrome, But if you sit back and think about the so called WII related injuries, most of us will definitely agree that it is not because of WII but because of our over enthusiasm and aggressive involvement with the game. Nintendo has confirmed that the product itself is completely safe and fun to use. According to them Wii passed all safety tests and is completely fine if we use it with the guidelines they have specified. As suggested by the spoke person of Nintendo, the wii remote are responsive enough to detect minor movements and it is you to be blamed if you use it rigorously and there by getting injured.

If you carefully analyze the injuries that have bee reported so far, injuries to children are very minimal. Most of the injuries are reported in parents and adults who are playing along with their children or due to carelessness of the gamer. It is not a secret that as we grow old our body is not used to repetitive and unaccustomed work and most of us know we need to warm up before doing any kind of repetitive or prolonged physical activities. One thing is clear; it is our age to be blamed not the technology. On the other side this news is encouraging as most of the parents have started playing the games with children. This will help improving the bond between them and children thereby improving the family values. The games are so interesting that they encourage the adults who normally have a sedentary life style to involve and get some physical activity. Well this unique technology might be a weapon to tackle obesity in our society.

Most of the injuries reported are avoidable. By following the instructions carefully and doing warm up exercises and giving rest at regular intervals, it is possible to enjoy this exciting new concept without injuring ourselves.