Analysis Of Xbox Fitness

On October 18, 1958 the American nuclear physicist William Higinbotham introduced the first two-person electronic game Tennis for Two during a Brookhaven National Laboratory open house demonstration (BNL.org). Tennis for Two consisted of a two-dimensional side view of a tennis court that was projected onto an oscilloscope screen which was similar to a black and white television. Participants of this revolutionary electronic game served and volleyed an electronic tennis ball utilizing controllers with buttons and rotating dials which allowed participants to modify the angle of their invisible tennis racquet as well as serve and volley the electronic tennis ball to their opponent. Consequently, William Higinbotham’s revolutionary interactive exhibit within the Brookhaven National Laboratory was so popular when it was introduced that hundreds of visitors stood in line for hours to play Tennis for Two (BNL.org). Although William Higinbotham’s motive for creating …show more content…
Within Xbox Fitness, the user’s movements are captured via the Xbox One’s camera the Kinect which provides real-time feedback of the user’s performance, heartbeat, as well as which muscle groups are being most utilized. As a result, Xbox Fitness provides one of the most unique fitness experiences because the user is provided the opportunity to exercise with some of the most renowned personal trainers in the world allowing the user to be continually motivated and engaged throughout their exercise sessions (Sumo Digital). Xbox Fitness as well as many other fitness electronic games are an excellent way to relieve anxiety and promote relaxation because electronic fitness games provide a relaxed environment to exercise that could otherwise cause anxiety for people exercising in a gym as well as are a great way to achieve fitness