December 2006
March 2006
gamepolitics: Why DDR is A-OK in WVA
by bcpbcp (via)GamePolitics and other news sources have reported on West Virginia's efforts to combat childhood obesity with Konami's Dance Dance Revolution. DDR is being used in the state as a supplement to school health and phys-ed courses.
February 2006
Febre do <i>Pump it Up</i> enche os shoppings de jovens
by bcpbcpO jogo consiste em seguir a sequência de passos que a máquina dita. Pode-se jogar em dupla, na modalidade stepper, ou sozinho, o que se chama de free style. "O stepper exige mais fôlego e resistência, já no free style é preciso saber dançar e coordenar os movimentos", explica Rafael. No começo pode ser esquisito ver um monte de marmanjo sapateando, mas aos poucos a gente se acostuma e começa a admirar o gingado dos rapazes.
January 2006
GameCultura: Tapetes de dança nas escolas americanas
by bcpbcpO publisher Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. anunciuou uma parceria de 3 anos com o Estado de West Virginia em que todas as 765 West Virginia public schools receberao os tapetes de danca DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) nos curriuclos relacionados a educação física e saúde.
Raph’s Website » Audition
by bcpbcpAs with many of the Asian games, there’s a nominally massively multiplayer lobby, which you enter minimally multiplayer games from. You play the game in order to earn virtual cash, plus you buy a different sort of virtual cash. You can then buy further accessories for your character (clothes, character customization, etc) and new stuff to play (in this case, songs) with that money.
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