Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party Experiment

An 8 week gaming session to see the effects on the male and female human body.

After the unexpected international success of my “Wii Sports Experiment” I thought it was time to put my body through the ringer once again.

This time around my fiance (wife by the time the experiment is over) will be joining me. I plan on keeping an extremely detailed journal on every aspect of the experiment. During my Wii Sports Experiment I kept track of a lot of things, but I had some critisms about not including my diet and some even questioned my photos. I will be filming our before and after shots, so that you’ll get a 360 view of our body. I will take daily photos of my progress, film each time I step on the scale, etc… I plan to make this as accurate and scientific as possible.

I will be keeping track of the following:

- Weight
- BMI
- Heart Rate (at rest)
- Calories burned per session/per game (via BioTrainer)
- Body fat % (via a Digital Body Fat Caliper and a body fat scale)
- Pain/Soreness
- Additional Notes/Findings
- Wii Fitness Age

I plan on taking all of the measurements three times a day to get an extremely accurate number, that way if I weigh myself before a meal or in the morning, it should counter balance my weight before bed or after a meal. Each meal will be documented as well. What I ate, when, calorie content, etc…

I’ll be starting this experiment on September 25th and ending it on November 25th, a full two month experiment. If you’re a trainer/fitness guru that would like to donate any new fitness gadgets or if you want to see me track something else, send me an email or just post a comment below.

After my 9lbs. weight loss from the Wii Sports Experiment, I’m still down 6lbs. I have not put all the weight back, so this may make weight loss even harder. Dance Dance Revolution is already a proven “fitness game”, but since I already have a control variable from my Wii Sports Experiment, it will be a good gaige of how much more (or less) this game will give you a workout.

What is DDR?

Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party is an upcoming title for the Wii from Konami being released on 9/25/07. It will be an installment in the popular rhythm game series Dance Dance Revolution. In addition to the traditional dance pad, the Wii version will utilize the Wii Remote and Nunchuk attachment, allowing the user to use their hands while playing. In the demo, a new type of arrow, resembling two vertical lines, signified motioning with the Wii Remote or Nunchuk instead of stepping on the mat.

More details as we near the 25th, in the meantime, enjoy:

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