The Quest for the Perfect ExerGame

Early last month I was passing close to the location of Distance Lab in the north-east of Scotland and was able to take up an outstanding invitation. The lab has arisen phoenix like from the ashes of a previous MIT Europe Lab venture in Dublin. They have a wide and varied selection of projects in development with a focus on overcoming barriers of distance, particular in remote areas.

The have a novel ExerGame called “Remote Impact” that they have developed that enables players to “box at a distance” except that it is in fact a carefully concealed mattress that you get stuck into. Your opponents image is projected onto the screen and you have to duck and dive at the same time as trying to score hits.

Quite a large set-up that needs a good bit of space.

Great fun and has tremendous potential as a platform to develop a new genre of games.

Looks like I am going to need some more practice….

Thanks to everybody at Distance Lab for being so welcoming and I will be keeping a close eye on future project developments.

Please note that no humans were harmed in the making of this post.