Soft Play, L.L.C. recently announced two new interactive game products to help battle childhood obesity, while promoting fun exercise.
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (BusinessWire EON) September 4, 2007 --
Soft Play, L.L.C. recently announced two new interactive game products
to help battle childhood obesity, while promoting fun exercise.
Soft Play finalized an agreement with DNA Digital Media Group to
distribute two new interactive play/exercise gaming platforms - Ride
Ranger™ and Skateboard. Both games were
developed to help provide children with an active and fun new way to
play.
The Ride Ranger™ is an innovative bike
platform that combines a digital input display with an integrated
feedback system to create a unique interactive experience. The game
encompasses pedals and handlebars just like a regular bike, while using
the electronic screen for the child to visualize a course. As the child
pedals and steers, the virtual reality course mimics the child’s
movements. Each unit comes standard with six different rides that rotate
automatically. Stand-alone or multi-player action is available so
children from two to six years of age can ride together.
The interactive Skateboard helps promote cardiovascular exercise in
children and targets the seven to twelve year-old age group. Like the
Ride Ranger™, the Skateboard uses an
electronic platform with a LCD screen. Children can stand on the patent
pending skateboard component and tilt back and forth, while using
balance and coordination skills to move through the course and collect
points. Skateboard also comes standard with six different course games
and can be used as a single or multi-player option as well.
"Both new units have unique features that children will love to play,
and they won’t even think about it being
related to exercise,” stated Jim Swintek,
product manger for Soft Play. “As gaming
becomes more popular with children, the obesity epidemic continues to
rise. Our goal was to offer clients an option for indoor play that
combines exercise skills along with mental stimulation. Our games help
promote ’fun exercise‘,
while having the same type of gaming challenge.”
“Ride Ranger™ and
Skateboard interactive games are great for indoor facilities that need
activity areas, but may not have a lot of room for larger play systems.
Also, both units can be upgraded easily from the web. Facility managers
can customize levels, languages, and even upload new games as they
become available,” continued Swintek.
Soft Play, L.L.C. has been the world leader in creating unique indoor
and outdoor contained play environments. Since 1984, Soft Play has
installed over 15,000 play systems. Soft Play continuously strives to
offer its customers play systems and components to meet each customer’s
specific play area needs. Each unit is designed to entertain and
challenge children from small toddlers to early-tweens. To learn more
about Soft Play, visit http://www.softplay.com.
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