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Self Improvement GenreHere are the genres we use. And below is a list of all out Self Improvement game coverage:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z top
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Active Health with Carol Vorderman DS
Activity Log Health and Fitness 3DS
All-in Yoga HD iPad
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B
Big Brain Academy Wii
Bookworm Adventures Deluxe PC
Brain Training DS
Buying Best Fitness Game
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C
Challenge Me: Brain Puzzles DS
Cheaper than the Gym
Cooking Guide DS
Cooking Mama Wii
Crossword Collection DS
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D
Dance Central 360 Kinect
Dance Masters 360 Kinect
Dora's Cooking Club DS
Dr Kawashima's Body and Brain Training 360
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E
EA Sports Active Wii
EA Sports Active 2.0 360
EA Sports Active More Workouts Wii
Everybody Votes Channel Wii
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F
Flipnote Studio DSi-Ware
Fritz Chess Wii
Future of Exergaming
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G
Gardening Guide DS
Garmin Forerunner 405 Gadget
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H
Horrible Histories Ruthless Romans Wii
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I
Imagine: My Restaurant DS
Imagine: My Secret World DS
Imagine: Teacher DS
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J
Jamie Oliver What's Cooking DS
Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2010 Wii
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K
Kinect Me 360 Kinect
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M
Magic Made Fun DS
Math Blaster DS
Mind Your Language: French DS
MobiGo Mater's Tall Tales Vtech
MobiGo Tangled Vtech
More Touchmaster DS
Music DS
My Cooking Coach DS
My Do It All DS
My Fitness Coach Wii
My Fitness Coach Cardio Workout Wii
My Fitness Coach: Cardio Workout Wii
My French Coach DS
My Health Coach DS
My Secret Diary DS
My Spanish Coach DS
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N
Nintendo Crossword Collection DS
Nutrition Matters Wii
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P
Pass Your Driving Theory Test DS
Personal Trainer: Math DS
Personal Yoga Training DS
Picross DS DS
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S
Seaquence Web
Sesame Street: Ready Set Grover Wii
Shape Builder iPhone
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T
Tangled DS
The Biggest Loser Wii
The Times Crossword Challenges DS
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V
VReader Tangled Vtech
VReader Tokyo Mater Vtech
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W
Walk With Me DS
WarioWare DIY DS
WarioWare DIY Showcase Wii-ware
We Cheer Wii
Wii-Fit Wii
Wii-Fit Plus Wii
Wii-Fit Plus Solus Wii
Wii-Fitness Round Up
Wii-Sports Resort Wii MotionPlus
Word Fu iPhone
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Y
Yoga Wii
Your Shape Wii
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Z
Zumba 360 Kinect
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I
iWriteWords iPhone
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J
jOG Wii
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U
uDraw Game Tablet PS3
uDraw Tablet and uDraw Studio Wii
Self improvement games tap into the popular trend in exercise, workouts and therapy. Experiences as diverse as Brain Training on Nintendo DS and Wii-Fit on the Nintendo Wii have popularised the idea that games can be about more than just having fun - they can improve your brain, body and even mental outlook on life.
Fitness games are only recently becoming a genre in their own right. Previously, rhythm action games would cover these titles. With the release of the Wii and related peripherals however, a new Exergaming genre is emerging. Games that motivate you to exercise by making it entertaining, and tracking your progress, are usually intended to supplement existing exercise routines rather than replace them.
Educational titles combine the fun of play with the self improvement of education. As recent research and educational approach in schools shows, these two bedfellows work very well together. Titles usually consist of a series of mini-tasks around a particular subject. Some games in this genre simply use the topic as a theme for its games, whilst others are more obviously education or coaching based. They all track various stats from the player's performance each day. This enables the game to provide feedback and advice about their progress or lack thereof.
Health games provide both a means to record the health of your lifestyle as well as information on how to improve it. This instant feedback provides motivation to work towards long term health benefits that often seem unobtainable. Add to this the variety of interactive exercises and play experiences around the health theme and you have a package that is not trivial in the healthy living scene.
uDraw Game Tablet and uDraw Studio: Instant Artist brings the popular drawing and alternative gaming pad to the PS3 and XBox 360 following its success on the Wii... read now
All-in Yoga HD offers an accessible and cheap way to get into Yoga. Both my daughter and I have enjoyed the customisable routines and clear explanations... read now
Zumba Fitness is like a Latin-American-flavoured aerobics. The Zumba website tells me it is "an exhilarating, effective, easy-to-follow... calorie-burning dance fitness-party... that's moving millions of people toward joy and health"... read now
Kinect Me looks like it will bring a Windows Phone 7 rendering of your social world to the Xbox 360. It's a presentation popular on the iPad's Flipboard application and enables users to view their social content in a newspaper presentation. Add in hands-free controls and this looks rather interesting... read now
Sesame Street: Ready Set Grover may sound like a franchise led game, but in fact promises to be another nugget of imaginative genius from Double Fine. The combination of their theatrical storytelling with Kinect-led gameplay is just as significant as the Sesame Street branding... read now
Tangled DS does its story really well, rather than trying to add too much extra stuff. It was a little short, but I really enjoyed playing it and it felt like a real adventure... read now
Activity Log comes pre-installed on the 3DS as a taste of fitness and exercise games on the new console. Battery life and physical footprint may need to be overcome, but the exercise tracking possibilities of the cameras and motion sensors more than compensate for this... read now
Tokyo Mater VReader turns one of Mater's made up stories into a real fairy tale. Although more of a book than a game, I enjoyed reading it though quite a few times... read now
Tangled VReader is an interactive Disney version of the hairy fairytales. It's a bit short but all the main bits are there and you can touch the words and pictures to see what they mean... read now
Meter's Tall Tales MobiGo is simple, educational fun. Better than this though, it lets the very youngest players join in with the Pixar videogame fun... read now
Dr Kawashima's Body and Brain is a stretch on Kinect, but what starts as frustrating soon emerges to offer a challenge that links mind and body... read now
uDraw Tablet brings the DS's tactile interface to the Wii. A clutch of initial games prove the concept, but the real test is how well the peripheral will be supported with more creative uses... read now
Tangled MobiGo misses out on the story but has very simple minigames so even very young players can play along... read now
EA Sports Active 2 is another proper workout. The Kinect version freed me from the dreaded leg strap and for me was the easiest to use. It works because it's fun... read now
Dance Central adds new downloadable tracks as it ups the ante for both dancers and dance games on the 360... read now
Seaquence not only lets you experiment with music, but you can do it visually. Its simple musical lifeforms are an easy way to learn transferable musical skills... read now
Dora's Cooking Club combines pre-school learn with simple cooking tasks in a well judged minigame collection. Intelligent design, like the save-anywhere system, makes this as much fun as it is educational for Junior gamers. Here's what the junior gamer in our house made of it..... read now
Dance Masters joins the other Kinect dance games. Full body detection and energetic moves combine to offer a controller free challenge... read now
Nintendo Crossword Collection doesn't just offer the little black and white squared variety, but also word searches and anagrams too. .. read now
WarioWare DIY Showcase offers micro-game addicts another 72 shots in the arm. But more importantly, it's the place to test our your DS WarioWare DIY creations to friends and family. Create on the commute to work then impress them that evening. The complete game development cycle in bit size pieces... read now
More posts:
Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2010 Wii Review
WarioWare DIY DS Review
Flipnote Studio DSi-Ware Rough Guide
My Fitness Coach Cardio Workout Wii Review
Music DS Review
We Cheer Wii Review
Your Shape Wii Review
EA Sports Active More Workouts Wii Review
Fritz Chess Wii Review
Yoga Wii Review
Garmin Forerunner 405 Gadget Review
Crossword Collection DS Buying Guide
The Biggest Loser Wii Review
Active Health with Carol Vorderman DS Review
Wii-Fit Plus Wii Review
Buying Best Fitness Game Article
Wii-Sports Resort Wii MotionPlus Review
My Fitness Coach: Cardio Workout Wii Review
Wii-Fit Wii Review
Horrible Histories Ruthless Romans DS Review
Wii-Fit Plus Solus Wii Buying Guide
Gardening Guide DS Review
Nutrition Matters Wii Review
Horrible Histories Ruthless Romans Wii Review
Horrible Histories Ruthless Romans Wii Rough Guide
More Touchmaster DS Review
My Cooking Coach DS Review
Wii-Fitness Round Up Article
EA Sports Active Wii Review
EA Sports Active Wii Review
Walk With Me DS Review
My Spanish Coach DS Review
Challenge Me: Brain Puzzles DS Review
The Times Crossword Challenges DS Review
Pass Your Driving Theory Test DS Review
Math Blaster DS Review
My French Coach DS Review
My Fitness Coach Wii Review
jOG Wii Review
My Do It All DS Rough Guide
Word Fu iPhone Rough Guide
iWriteWords iPhone Rough Guide
Personal Trainer: Math DS Review
Shape Builder iPhone Rough Guide
Imagine: My Restaurant DS Review
Mind Your Language: French DS Review
Cooking Guide DS Review
Mind Your Language: French DS Rough Guide
My French Coach DS Rough Guide
My Fitness Coach Wii Review
Bookworm Adventures Deluxe PC Review
Jamie Oliver What's Cooking DS Review
Future of Exergaming Article
Cheaper than the Gym Article
My Secret Diary DS Rough Guide
Imagine: Teacher DS Rough Guide
Imagine: My Secret World DS Rough Guide
Magic Made Fun DS Review
Picross DS DS Review
Wii-Fit Wii Review
Big Brain Academy Wii Review
Everybody Votes Channel Wii Review
Wii-Fit Wii Rough Guide
Personal Yoga Training DS Rough Guide
Brain Training DS Review
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