Seems like getting gamers off their butts is all the rage. In less than a week, I hear about the Gamebike Controller, the Kilowatt controller, and an endorsement for the Ignition Dance Pad. Interesting.

As noted in a Gamebike article, these types of game peripherals are being developed to “address the boredom of indoor exercise and the epidemic of childhood obesity.” The 95lbs success story of Tanya Jessen is certainly impressive, but almost too good to be true (in the “your results may vary with this product” category of disclaimer often seen in small print in weight-loss ads). Using games and game-tech in the area of health and wellness is an encouraging trend - not just for losing weight, but also as another indicator of gaming’s pervasive evolution…

Other recent myths that have been broken: Net users are all geeks, women don’t like tech/gadgets and girls aren’t interested in game development.