Digital Yoga Soothes Tokyo Game Show Attendees
While US audiences eagerly await the September 25 release of Halo 3, developments at the four-day Tokyo Game Show reveal a very different side of the future of this medium. According to Reuters, one of the most popular offerings at this giant confab was a new release focusing on relaxation: “A Japanese video game software firm has come up with a novel way to release stress that doesn’t involve blowing up aliens or racing roadsters: yoga. Konami Digital Entertainment showcased its digital yoga instructor at Asia’s biggest video game expo this week to cash in on the global popularity of what industry experts are calling ;casual’ games — lifestyle-oriented software that is aimed at older gamers for whom slaying monsters holds little appeal.” Om!