Media Stories
Here is a selection of media articles covering my work.
TechRadar.com – Exercise games: can getting fit ever be fun?
November 14, 2009 by Tamsin Oxford
http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/exercise-games-can-getting-fit-ever-be-fun–648917
Inst. Engineering & Technology Magazine – Let the games begin
August 5, 2008 by Rebecca Mileham
http://kn.theiet.org/magazine/issues/0814/let-games-begin.cfm
US News & World Report – The Power of Wii: Getting in Shape with Video Games
May 16, 2008 by Katherine Hobson
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/on-fitness/2008/5/16/will-public-get-exercised-over-exergames.html
Toronto Star – Wii Fit looking to ignite `exer-gaming’ revolution
May 16, 2008 by Daphne Gordon
http://www.thestar.com/article/425836
US National Public Radio – Gaming Your Way to Fitness
May 15, 2008 by Allison Aubrey
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90448872
Seattle PI Reader Blog – Videoblogging 206 – Interview with Dr Alasdair Thin, Games For Health Conference 2008
May 14, 2008 by Jack Olmsted
http://odeo.com/episodes/19196333-Interview-with-Dr-Alasdair-Thin-Games-For-Health-Conference-2008
Animation World Magazine – The Wii Workout: Getting Healthy Through Gameplay
March 31, 2008 by Janet Hetherington
http://mag.awn.com/index.php?article_no=3594
Time Magazine – Video Games That Keep Kids Fit
September 13, 2007 by Carolyn Sayre
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1661688,00.htm
Reuters – Videogames do give couch potatoes a workout
July 13, 2007 by Jonna Dagliden
http://uk.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUKL1217308420070713
Gamasutra – Study Finds DDR, EyeToy On Par With Conventional Exercise
July 9, 2007 by Jason Dobson