The Evolution of Movement in Gaming

THE EVOLUTION OF MOVEMENT IN GAMING Whether vehicle, currency or reward, movement has been the cornerstone of games since Roman times, in ever-changing ways. Explore with us the ways that movement and games have intersected over the years. The big question is, what's the next move? PEOPLE HAVE PLAYED MOVEMENT GAMES THROUGHOUT HISTORY. JACKS (aka "knucklebones") have been played since ancient times. Now typically made with plastic or metal, originally the "knucklebones" were a bone taken from the ankle of a sheep. НOPSCOTCH Hopscotch patterns have been found in Ancient Roman ruins and is still played today around the world. CUP AND BALL King Henry III of France was often seen playing Cup and Ball in public in the sixteenth century. MARBLES Marbles have been found in the ashes of Pompeii and in the tombs of ancient Egyptians. PLASTIC TOYS AND BOARD GAMES GET PEOPLE MOVING THE GAME THAT TIES YOU UP IN KNOTS TWISTER Twister Twister, the first popular American game to use human bodies as playing pieces, was produced by the Milton Bradley Company, which was accused by its competitors of selling "sex in a box". НOOLA HOOP The hoola hoop was invented by Arthur K. Melin and Richard Knerr in 1958. CHARADES Though it has origins in 16th century France, Jedko Games made a formal board game version in 1968 that got people up after dinner to use their bodies to act outa phrase that their team had to guess. ELECTRONIC GAMES TELL US HOW TO MOVE MOVEMENT ВЕСOMES GAMING ВОР IT! CURRENCY In 1996 we were told to Bop it! Twist it! Pull it! Follow the Bopit commands to gain points. РОСКЕТ PIKАCHU Pocket Pikachu requires the gamer to strengthen it by taking it for walks logged by a built in pedometer. Based on a popular character from the Nintendo game Pokemon, it encouraged players to increase their daily steps for a purpose. PoreMON DIKACHU GekoSmak In 2003, Garmin decided to have some fun with the Geko 201, which came loaded with geolocation games. GekoSmak, Garmin's version of Whack-a-mole, requires the player to walk or run to nearby coordinates and hitting OK to smacka virtual lizard before it disappears. 20.5 GARMIN Wii Unveiled at the 2005 E3 Conference, the Wii concept involved focusing on a new form of player interaction. The wireless Wii Remote is used as a handheld pointing device and detects movement in three dimen- sions, revolutionizing the way users move and interact with games. CONTROLLING MOVEMENT SWITCHES FROM BODY TO MIND FORCE TRAINER In 2009, Uncle Milton Industries introduced the Force Trainer, a Star Wars themed brain-computer inter- face toy. The next level in motion control, the headset senses the brain's electric fields, relaying signals to a tube that blows a ball into the air with a fan. KINECT Launched in America in 2010, Kinect enables users to control and interact with the Xbox 360 without the through a natural user interface using gestures and spoken commands. to touch a game controller, Steps Priser geoopalz PRIZESS 50002 Buld Your amazcncon Price Wall hore GeoPalz Mocia and Amazon GeoPalz is a gigital Tri-Axis Motivational Pedometer for Walking, Running and Earning Prizes through and online inter- 49- 74 points active website. THE FUTURE So what's the next move? Time will tell, but one thing is certain: things are moving in one direction: forward. And we're in the game. pdt www.pdt.com THE EVOLUTION OF MOVEMENT IN GAMING Whether vehicle, currency or reward, movement has been the cornerstone of games since Roman times, in ever-changing ways. Explore with us the ways that movement and games have intersected over the years. The big question is, what's the next move? PEOPLE HAVE PLAYED MOVEMENT GAMES THROUGHOUT HISTORY. JACKS (aka "knucklebones") have been played since ancient times. Now typically made with plastic or metal, originally the "knucklebones" were a bone taken from the ankle of a sheep. НOPSCOTCH Hopscotch patterns have been found in Ancient Roman ruins and is still played today around the world. CUP AND BALL King Henry III of France was often seen playing Cup and Ball in public in the sixteenth century. MARBLES Marbles have been found in the ashes of Pompeii and in the tombs of ancient Egyptians. PLASTIC TOYS AND BOARD GAMES GET PEOPLE MOVING THE GAME THAT TIES YOU UP IN KNOTS TWISTER Twister Twister, the first popular American game to use human bodies as playing pieces, was produced by the Milton Bradley Company, which was accused by its competitors of selling "sex in a box". НOOLA HOOP The hoola hoop was invented by Arthur K. Melin and Richard Knerr in 1958. CHARADES Though it has origins in 16th century France, Jedko Games made a formal board game version in 1968 that got people up after dinner to use their bodies to act outa phrase that their team had to guess. ELECTRONIC GAMES TELL US HOW TO MOVE MOVEMENT ВЕСOMES GAMING ВОР IT! CURRENCY In 1996 we were told to Bop it! Twist it! Pull it! Follow the Bopit commands to gain points. РОСКЕТ PIKАCHU Pocket Pikachu requires the gamer to strengthen it by taking it for walks logged by a built in pedometer. Based on a popular character from the Nintendo game Pokemon, it encouraged players to increase their daily steps for a purpose. PoreMON DIKACHU GekoSmak In 2003, Garmin decided to have some fun with the Geko 201, which came loaded with geolocation games. GekoSmak, Garmin's version of Whack-a-mole, requires the player to walk or run to nearby coordinates and hitting OK to smacka virtual lizard before it disappears. 20.5 GARMIN Wii Unveiled at the 2005 E3 Conference, the Wii concept involved focusing on a new form of player interaction. The wireless Wii Remote is used as a handheld pointing device and detects movement in three dimen- sions, revolutionizing the way users move and interact with games. CONTROLLING MOVEMENT SWITCHES FROM BODY TO MIND FORCE TRAINER In 2009, Uncle Milton Industries introduced the Force Trainer, a Star Wars themed brain-computer inter- face toy. The next level in motion control, the headset senses the brain's electric fields, relaying signals to a tube that blows a ball into the air with a fan. KINECT Launched in America in 2010, Kinect enables users to control and interact with the Xbox 360 without the through a natural user interface using gestures and spoken commands. to touch a game controller, Steps Priser geoopalz PRIZESS 50002 Buld Your amazcncon Price Wall hore GeoPalz Mocia and Amazon GeoPalz is a gigital Tri-Axis Motivational Pedometer for Walking, Running and Earning Prizes through and online inter- 49- 74 points active website. THE FUTURE So what's the next move? Time will tell, but one thing is certain: things are moving in one direction: forward. And we're in the game. pdt www.pdt.com