Exercise simulator and method for encouraging exercise
First Claim
1. An exercise simulator comprisinga steering component including a user-movable element and a steering sensor for outputting a sensor signal indicative of the amount of movement of the user-movable element to provide steering input to a computer;
- the computer comprising a program and data for providing a visually displayable simulated environment, the visually displayable simulated environment being navigable by user input comprising movement of the user-movable element, the computer configured to receive the sensor signal.
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Abstract
An exercise simulator and a method of encouraging exercise are disclosed. The exercise simulator has a steering component including a user-movable element and a steering sensor. The sensor outputs a sensor signal indicative of the amount of movement of the user-movable element to provide steering input to a computer. The computer has a program and data for providing a visually displayable simulated environment. The visually displayable simulated environment is navigable by user input comprising movement of the user-movable element. The visually displayable simulated environment can be part of a computer animated game.
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19 Claims
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1. An exercise simulator comprising
a steering component including a user-movable element and a steering sensor for outputting a sensor signal indicative of the amount of movement of the user-movable element to provide steering input to a computer; the computer comprising a program and data for providing a visually displayable simulated environment, the visually displayable simulated environment being navigable by user input comprising movement of the user-movable element, the computer configured to receive the sensor signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of encouraging exercise by simulating an environment comprising
sensing the movement of a user-movable element; -
transmitting a sensor signal indicative of the amount of movement of the user-movable element; receiving the sensor signal by a computer comprising a program and data for providing a visually displayable simulated environment; and displaying a simulated environment based on the data and the sensor signal, the simulated environment being navigable by user input comprising movement of the user-movable element.
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