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Exergame ideas for LIW

Page history last edited by Richard Coshott 14 years, 7 months ago

Leisure Industry Week ( http://www.liw.co.uk/ ) is the UK event for everyone in the leisure industry. It’s the show that attracts thousands of leisure professionals and over 350 key industry suppliers. For the first year exergaming is being given it's own platform at the event on Thursday 24th September 2009 between 09:00 and 13:00 which is held at the NEC in Birmingham, UK.

The session, entitled, "Interactive Fitness and Exergame Network" is based on this group and is for the purpose of educating key fitness and leisure professionals in the UK. As this field is relatively new for LIW a couple of people of the group have volunteered to put the schedule together and we're looking for additional ideas and content.

LIW Promotion - The first LIW promotion has been released of this event in the promotional leaflet "Don't feel the strain while others are raising their game."

NEW - Interactive Fitness and Exergame Network - Technology is being used in schools, offices, homes and gyms for health and fitness. This seminar of experts, researchers and companies in the interactive fitness and exergaming industry explains all.

Commercial speakers are also welcome, especially those already booked into the exhibition itself. As this is the first year, the speakers will not be funded although the rewards of being recognised in the publicity and PR that LIW have commited to this seminar should not be overlooked.

If you are interested in contributing to the event, please see http://www.linkedin.com/groupAnswers?viewQuestionAndAnswers=&gid=1895278&discussionID=4735641.

DRAFT

Key for an introduction to the UK industry is an one stop shop of information covering the following subjects

1. Current targets and goals for PA in the UK - Speaker: Department for Health (09:00-09:40)

2. Effects and challenges in the of lack of PA in children - Speaker: National Obesity Forum (09:40-10:20)

3. Research in Exergaming - Speakers: Herriot Watt University, Derby University (10:20-11:00)

4. Exergaming Form and Function - Speakers: Gamercize, Positive Gaming (11:00-11:40)

5. Exergaming in the Field - Speakers: Active Southampton Partnership, The Stinger Report (11:40-12:10)

6. Where is the Funding? - Speaker: Castele Consuntancy (12:10-12:30)

Slideshare

There's a group on SlideShare now that will hold the presentations once made - http://www.slideshare.net/event/interactive-fitness-and-exergame-seminar - If you can't make the event itself, this will be a good source of information.