A shout out to gordon_r_d

[capri0mni]

A couple of Mondays ago, I heard a show on the radio about dancing in the streets, and how, through history (and prehistory), it's been the vehicle to taking over the world, and making life pro-fun (the author being interviewed didn't actually use the term pro-fun, but from the things she said, that's certainly what she was talking about.

She was advocating public dancing trough city streets several times a week, to save ourselves, and save democracy. And naturally, I thought of you, and your Stepmania projects. It also made me think of that song you put on your latest pro-fun music CD for me: "One Step Beyond."

Just wanted to say I like what you're doing (just watched your Dance Dance Redemption trailor -- hee!), even if I can't be there in person, and that you are doing something important for people, and that we love you for it.

Can I get some "Oh, yeahs!" from the audience?

Link to the webpage about the show

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[gordon-r-d.livejournal.com]

On a partially related note -

West Virginia, which has the worst childhood obesity problem in the United States, is stepping up plans to use Konami's Dance Dance Revolution to battle the bulge in its schools.

The state, which plans to put the popular dancing video game in every one of its public schools, said on Wednesday research suggested that it helped put a halt to weight gain.

Preliminary results from a 24-week study of 50 overweight or obese children, aged 7 to 12, showed that those who played the game at home for at least 30 minutes five days per week maintained their weight and saw a reduction in some risk factors for heart disease and diabetes.

The study's control group included a dozen children who did not play the game for the first 12 weeks, then did so for remainder of the study period. Those children piled on an average of 6 pounds during the first portion of the study but saw their weight stabilize in the second half.

Introduced as an arcade game in 1998, Dance Dance Revolution requires players to synchronize their movement to musical rhythms.

The West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency sponsored the research project, which primarily involved children of its policy holders.

[capriuni.livejournal.com]

Introduced as an arcade game in 1998, Dance Dance Revolution requires players to synchronize their movement to musical rhythms.

Who wrote that report -- one of the Borg, or something?

[snowgrouse.livejournal.com]

OH YEAH!:)