Comments on: Connecting to Health Coaches with Wii Fit

By: EHR - Eric

EHR - Eric — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 19:48:21 +0000

Obvioiusly there has been a lot of interest in Google’s vision of Health.

An interesting interview with Google Health’s Alfred Spector is seen at EHRtv here http://www.ehrtv.com/google-alfred-spector-mar-2010/

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By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:11:44 +0000

Terri,

Did you ever get anywhere with your research ideas on Wii fit? I’m trying to find any good articles/research and would appreciate it if you would pass along any research you’ve come across (or done). Thanks. – Bryan

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By: West Los Angeles Chiropractor

West Los Angeles Chiropractor — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:24:43 +0000

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By: Terri

Terri — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:08:07 +0000

I am a Nurse Practitioner student that is going on the final year and I am currently trying to develop a research idea with the Wi Fit. I think this would be a great idea and I am wondering how to go about this.

By: John

John — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:34:41 +0000

Well, Greg, at least in Japan Nintendo is working with others to make this health initiative work, partnering with NEC, Panasonic and Hitachi. Nintendo has also established an advisory board of healthcare professionals to assist them as well. So, at least in Japan they are making the right moves. Hopefully, they’ll extend that model to other regions/markets.

Why not give the US offices a call and let me know how they respond to your overtures.

By: Greg Matthews

Greg Matthews — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:06:04 +0000

John, this is interesting. We’ve had a wii fit in our gamelab since they came out, and I was an early adopter at home too. While the hardware is incredible, I think they’ve only begun to scratch the surface of the balance board’s potential.

This kind of interactive approach seems to be a good idea, but I wonder when Nintendo is going to come down off its high horse and start actually talking to people who know something about health? It’s nice to be the 800 lb gorilla, but it seems that the way to stay in that position is to be a little more open in terms of partners.

Thanks for the great post; as you know, I think that games are going to play a big role in the future of health . . . so when Nintendo talks, people listen!

By: Chris Hall

Chris Hall — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:13:12 +0000

John,

Cool predictions on how this “system” could be implemented in the U.S. with employers/payers. I’m really getting into the idea of focusing on the social aspects of health and tools like a connected Wii Fit program could potentially do just that.

-chris

By: Henry Albrecht

Henry Albrecht — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:26:29 +0000

thought provoking.

first, I think wii is the kix of video games. kid-tested, mother-approved. it is the only one our kids play (although we use one on load from a friend).
our Board member bonds with his family on wii trivia games — and their daughter stays fit with it.
lastly, one of our customers (Aditi Technologies) has a wii in the lunch room — and people are always in there on a break being active, social, and laughing. (and talking about work).

it could be very big. interoperability is key. i don’t think HealthVault would say ‘Xbox only’ — their APIs are open and we could connect Wii data (if they let us) in days.

companies will reward people for doing the things (be it using wii, following disease management protocols, pharma compliance, performance training, selling or whatever drives “high-performance”).

p.s. although you misspelled Limeade the link was correct

henry