They are millions of people already doing this through Wii Fit ...

On Dec 18, 2009, at 1:41 PM, Chantal Ritcey wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> As this is my first time posting, please allow me to introduce myself.
> My name is
> Chantal, and I'm fairly new to the field of RIM. I started working  
> last
> January as an
> Information Management Analyst, writing retention schedules and  
> records
> classification
> systems for several departments of the Government of Alberta. I am  
> also
> an MLIS student at the
> University of Alberta, trying to juggle work and family commitments  
> and
> still find time
> to finish off my thesis. I found this listserve my first week into my
> job, and have been
> consistently lurking ever since.
>
> Today, however, an article came across my desk that I thought was just
> too interesting to
> keep to myself. Apparently, Microsoft has filed a patent  
> application to
> link gaming
> avatars to health information. The abstract states:
>
> "An avatar generator for a virtual environment reflects a  
> physiological
> characteristic of
> the user, injecting a degree of reality into the capabilities or
> appearance. Thereby,
> many of the incentives of the real world are replicated in a virtual
> environment.
> Physiological data that reflect a degree of health of the real person
> can be linked to
> rewards of capabilities of a gaming avatar, an amount of time budgeted
> to play, or a
> visible indication. Thereby, people are encouraged to exercise.
> Physiological data that
> reflect the health and perhaps also mood also improve social  
> interaction
> in virtual
> environments. People seeking to meet and become acquainted with
> particular types of
> people are not thwarted by the artificiality of avatars. The
> physiological data can be
> gleaned from a third party health data collection repository, a
> healthcare smart card, a
> real-time physiological sensor (e.g., blood pressure, heart rate,  
> blood
> glucose, peak
> flow, pedometer, etc.). "
>
> Can this be for real? http://bit.ly/5sUZ7x
> I was hoping to find evidence that this is a hoax, but haven't been  
> able
> to dredge
> anything up yet. I have to say that this raises some additional  
> concerns
> about
> electronic health records...
>
> Chantal Ritcey
> Senior Information Management Analyst
> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/chantalritcey
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