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Exercise

You play by moving your body: jumping, dancing, pedalling or holding poses in front of a sensor, on a mat or with a special peripheral. The aim is exercise, and the challenge is usually measured in rhythm, accuracy or stamina.

Also known as: fitness game, exergame, exergaming

This is a basic entry: it has the definition and the classification. Full entries add history, games and a demo.

History

  1. 1986
    Origin

    In 1986 RacerMate's CompuTrainer, the first fitness game system on the market, and Bandai's Family Trainer mat go on sale. Atari's Puffer project (1982) was never released.

    Fitness game (Wikipedia)
  2. 1998

    Dance Dance Revolution, cited as one of the first major fitness games, gets players dancing on an arrow platform.

    Fitness game (Wikipedia)
  3. 2007

    Wii Fit uses the Wii Balance Board for yoga, strength and balance.

    Wii Fit (Wikipedia)
  4. 2019

    Ring Fit Adventure turns exercise into the combat of a role-playing game.

    Ring Fit Adventure (Wikipedia)