Zyked Mixes Video Game Incentives with Physical Fitness
Tom Söderlund, CEO of Zyked, sent me a note about his new startup merging physical fitness and videogames. Currently the company is on the ground floor of testing, with 100 users in alpha, offering “points systems, skill levels, achievement badges and highscore lists” combined with users’ exercise. An open beta is scheduled in coming months.
One exciting aspect of Zyked is its mobile capabilities, allowing a jogger, for example, to enter and receive data through her cell phone while out and about. Advancements in RL physical activities merit advancements in Zyked, resulting in the merging of incentives commonly found in MMOs with activities in meatspace. This is a hot idea, as seen with Weight Watchers Online and the Wii Fit.
Tags: fitness, mobile gaming, Tom Soderlund, Wii Fit, Zyked
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August 20, 2008 7:59 pm
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By Dave Kay, September 13, 2008 @ 2:38 am
Fantastic idea, i was overweight a few months ago but started kickboxing and eating correctly, and now the love handles have gone and i`m feeling alot more energetic. I think probably theres alot of macky D eating gamers out there that just sit on there a** playing COD4 all day.
By cod4source, November 9, 2008 @ 1:09 pm
Just need to get COD4 for Wii…lol that would be interesting
By Chris, November 19, 2008 @ 3:13 pm
Interesting. I doubt if increasing my workout achievements would motivate me, but maybe it will be like gamerscore and will just take off.