Schools : Let's talk about games: Healthy Nutrition !

NV Runnders 

http://nutri-ventures.com/pt/

NV Runners é um jogo sobre alimentação saudável. Desenhado para iPad, iPhone e iPod, pode também ser jogado na Internet. 

Teo, Lena, Ben e Nina procuram impedir que o vilão Alex Grand crie um Guga mau. Enquanto passam os vários níveis, enfrentando desafios e obstáculos, os jogadores coleccionam os Nutri-Powers, que são novos poderes para ganharem batalhas. 

O desenvolvimento foi feito em Portugal e a aplicação tem como personagens os heróis da série de animação infantil Nutiri Ventures que se dedica a promover uma alimentação infantil saudável. 

NV Runners

https://www.facebook.com/NutriVenturesPortugal/

Não é a primeira vez que jogos criados por empresas portuguesas fazem sucesso a nível internacional. 

Lembremos Vizati a Portuguese video game, Under Siege, 1st Portuguese game for PSN3 e o mis famoso Billabong, um jogo para desenvolver o gosto pelo surf entre os jovens.

O download da aplicação é gratuito, dando acesso a cinco níveis de jogo, onde a interacção se faz em 49 plataformas. 

A Nutri Ventures é uma empresa portuguesa, Está presente em 20 países, garantindo ser a primeira a promover exclusivamente a alimentação saudável. 

NV Runnders 

http://nutri-ventures.com/pt/

Educação:

Um recurso educativo digital que apoia, de uma forma divertida e movimentada, a alimentação saudável dos jovens.

Ao longo dos anos, tenho dedicado vários posts neste blog à vida saudável dos nossos jovens alunos.  São exemplo: Environmental Education and Outdoor activities; Billabong Surf Trip ( nomeado na categoria de Best Sports Games na 7th Annual international Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA) em 2011; Fighting Kids Obesity... Dancing este último com o apoio e participação de Beyonce

Todas estas actividades que contribuem para a qualidade de vida dos nossos alunoa deveriam fazer parte dos hábitos diários, bem como dos currículos escolares ou clubes na escola. Estaríamos assim a contribuir para novas gerações muito mais saudáveis!

• Dispositivos: iPad; iPhone, online.

• Níveis: Pré-primário; primário, 2º ciclo: Nívei etário: entre 3 aos 11 anos.

• Currículos: Ciências; Desporto.

Nutri Ventures

Em Busca dos 7 Reinos

http://www.rtp.pt/programa/

*Novo:

NV Runners tornou-se numa série animada de televisão com muito sucesso. Agora os vossos alunos já podem seguir os seus hérois na RTP

NV Runnders 

http://nutri-ventures.com/pt/

NV Runners is a pedagogical game for iPad and iPhone. It has been created by a Portuguese enterprise Nutri Ventures.

Nutri Ventures is the first children's entertainment brand in the world that promotes healthy eating habits.

Aims:

NV Runners is a game that help students to have healthy eating habits by becoming one of the Nutri Ventures heroes!

Theo, Lena, Ben and Nina need help to find Alex Grand’s plans to create an evil Guga. But it won’t be easy! 

Students need to find their way around Grandland, collect several Nutri-Powers to fight the G-Squads and take part in some awesome Boss Battles.

It is not the first Portuguese game. Remember Vizati a Portuguese video game;  Under Siege, 1st Portuguese game for PSN3; the most famous Billabong Surf Trip that was nominated on the category "Best Sports Games" of the 7th Annual international Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA) in 2011.

NV Runnders 

http://nutri-ventures.com/pt/

NV Runners is a pedagogical game. Students can play it with any of the 4 heroes in a non-stop journey to complete 49 zones on 5 different levels.

It's simple and intuitive control, it will give students hours of fun and learning: jumping sliding, swinging on ropes, fighting your pursuers and so much more in order to discover the advantages of healthy eating habits.

Kids can play it on:

iPhone, smartphone, tablet and online.

NV Runners

https://pbs.twimg.com/

Education:

In a world where children's excess weight and obesity is considered one of the pandemics of the 21st century, Nutri Ventures is the first worldwide game exclusively created to encourage children to develop healthy eating habits. 

My usual readers know I write often about kids' healthy life. You will find on this blog different posts: Fighting Kids Obesity... dancing (obesity) with the support of Beyonce who took part of the program; Environmental Education and Outdoor activities (nature); Billabong Surf Trip (surf); Enviromental App for Education.

NV Runnders 

http://nutri-ventures.com/us/

Some thoughts: 

Getting kids outside teaches them about the world around and gives them an appreciation of nature while providing an opportunity for sunshine and exercise.

Healthy eating habits are very important in a fast-food world! 

NV Runners is based on the well know heroes from The Nutri Ventures television. It is already available in 20 countries reaching more than 220 million kids and young adolescents.

Michelle Obama

Healthier America Summit

credits: Getty Images

https://www.gettyimages.com/

Nutri Ventures attended the Partnership for a Healthier America Summit and the responsables felt reenergized with the enthusiasm of all the participants and very motivated with the First Lady Michelle Obama's speach. 

Let's all join efforts to raise a healtier generation of children! Include NV Runners game into your school curriculum.

• Curricula: Sciences; Sports ; Cross-curricular.

• Levels: Kindergarten; Primary; Elementary Education.

• Devices: iPad; iPhone; tablets; online.

Note: Free download, and free to play online but TV Runners charges money for additional in-app content. 

Teachers may lock out the ability to purchase in-app content by adjusting students device’s settings.

Nutrition Wheel

http://www.nutri-guardians.com/en/

Let your students use the social media in the classroom, following the new adventures of Nutri Ventures, searching for other colleagues from different schools. An of course following the heroes on:

• Facebook 

• YouTube 

• Twitter (hastag @NutriVentures)

Students can use their own devices (BYOD). They will love it and they will be motivaved to a healthy life at school and at home.

As you see, there are good pedagogical and captivating digital resources that can improve the healthy life and life style of young people.

Educators can not ignored such interesting educational digital resources. Now thre are awesome digital resources that should be include into school curricula to teach kids and  young adolescents to have healthy habits of nutrition.

*New:

NV Runners is now on the television. Invite your students to watch at home their heroes.


Note:  The educational digital resources and tools published on my blog are my own choices. I don't do advertising.

G-Souto

04.04.2013

update: 2016
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Games in school : Under Siege -1st Portuguese game for PSN3 !

Under Siege video game

https://www.playstation.com/pt-pt/

Se tudo correr como previsto, Under Siege estará disponível na PSN em Dezembro. 

O preço será de 14,99 euros.

Este RTS é da responsabilidade da produtora portuguesa Seed Studios.

Salienta-se a compatibilidade com o Move, a inclusão de um editor e a integração com o YouTube e as redes sociais.

Under Siege PSN
screenshot
ttp://farm5.static.flickr.com

Under Siege is the first Portuguese game for PlayStation 3 exclusive real-time strategy (RTS) game. 

Under Siege is from the Portuguese Seed Studios.  It's possible that Under Siege would be available on PSN in December for 14,99 Euros.


Expected the compatibility with the Move, the inclusion of an editor and the integration on Youtube and social networks.

Under Siege PSN

http://farm5.static.flickr.com

The screenshots of the game look quite gorgeous already which is always a good sign don't you think?

Oh! The in-game Editor enables players to create their own maps and share them with the world.

Kari/ Under Siege
https://www.playstation.com/pt-pt/

Kari is her name! She's strong and determined. She's the daughter of the leader of a small village on the edge of the Citadel's territory.

Are you curious about the story? Read more here And for now, view the intro of Under Siege below:

“Under Siege features an original world, unique gameplay elements and a control scheme designed with a console controller in mind,”- “We are also working on implementing a large number of multiplayer and community features with special emphasis on user generated content.”

Mr. Ribeiro (Seed Studios)

Under Siege video game, 2010

https://www.playstation.com/

Education:

As Prince of Persia or Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom, another interesting video game to include into school curricula teaching the Narration.

Curriculum: Languages (The Narrative text)

Oh! Students can follow "Under Siege" on Facebook or Twitter



G-Souto

22.11.10

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Schools : Sports & apps : Portuguese surf game for iPhone & iPad

Tiago Pires (Portugal) & Taj Burrow (Australia)

https://www.facebook.com/billabongsurftrip/

"A surfing game that’s actually fun? Rad! There have not been many surfing games in gaming history."

Matt Dunn (USA)

Chillingo announced in September a licensing agreement with developer Biodroid to publish Billabong Surf Trip, an arcade-simulation surfing game for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. 

Set throughout the world’s best surfing destinations, the game uses Billabong’s top professional surfers Andy Irons, Taj Burrow, Joel Parkinson and Tiago Pires , the Portuguese surfer, as ambassadors of the game, who share helpful tips on how to rip and get tubed on waves for maximum performance.

screenshot Billabong

http://apps.microsoft.com/

Biodroid developed a robust life-like game that explores Surf and Billabong heritage in a totally authentic way” 

Diogo Horta e Costa of Biodroid.

The game features a surfing trip around the globe in search for the best waves on 15 of the world’s best surfing spots chosen by Billabong Pro Surfers, including: Huntington Beach, in California, Jeffrey’s Bay in South Africa and Pipeline Masters in Hawaii.

Billabong Surf Trip was a nominee for the best mobile sport game on the International Mobile Games Awards and won a Zon Multimedia Award for best game in Portugal.

Screenshot Billabong

http://apps.microsoft.com/

“We worked closely with Billabong and its Professional Surfers to ensure that the game mechanics mirrored what is experienced in reality,” states Ricardo Flores, of Biodroid. “Every detail from the types of heart-stopping waves found at various surfing locations to the range of maneuvers players can try is the same as what can actually be done in the sport.”

“My overall experience with Billabong Surf Trip was a good one,” wrote Matt Dunn from the prestigious game site Touch Gen. “The waves are sweet, the controls are solid, and the various maneuvers actually require some skill and timing to pull off.”

Tiago Pires, Maya Gabeira, Taj Burrow

http://cdn.surf.transworld.net/

Top surf stars Taj Burrow, Maya Gabeira and Tiago Pires were also on hand and gave the crowd some of their thoughts on how the game had been developed from the surf aficionado’s viewpoint.

Biodroid Entertainment is a media entertainment company founded in 2007 and based in Lisbon, Portugal. The company focuses on the management, production and distribution of IP based products. 

Update:

Billabong Surf Trip, a simulation/arcade surfing game, was launched in October 2010 for iOS devices in a worldwide publishing deal with Chillingo. 

In January 2012 it was also released at Google Play. The game features a surfing trip around the globe in search for the best waves on 15 of the world’s best surfing spots chosen by Billabong Pro Surfers. Billabong Surf Trip was nominated as the best mobile sport game on the International Mobile Games Awards and won a Zon Multimedia Award for best game in Portugal.

Available :

iTunes (udpated October 2011)

Google Play (udpated June 2014)

Windows (one day to try the full game for free)

Surfing

credits: Luke Casey

https://lukecaseyphotography.com/

Education:

Recent studies found that children spend less than four minutes a day in “unstructured outdoor play.” This secluded lifestyle is causing emotional, educational, and physical consequences, including obesity. 

We all know that there are not many sport games. And less on outdoor sports! Young people love radical sports! So, I think this surfing game is the perfect game and an educational digital resource to motivate youth - boys and girls - to a healthy outdoor life!

Outdoor education is crucial for children’s personal and academic growth. With students now spending 90% of their time indoors, nature deficit disorder is a reflexive thought about healthy education.

Maya Gabeira

credits:  EFE/ZUMA PRESS

https://si.wsj.net/

Boys and girls, they have their 'heroes'! For those that love the beach and the sea, we have on this game the experience of some of the best surfing champions all together supporting with knowledge and skills the project. Kids and teens will love practice the same sport of their 'heroes'.

Getting kids outside the classroom, they will learn about the real life that they have every day outside the school. These kind of sports will give our students the appreciation of nature while providing an opportunity for sunshine and good healthy sport.

If you are a Sports teacher your students will love this game, enjoying the perfect mix of surfing simulation and Arcade Action in Billabong Surf Trip. 

"The adrenaline rush begins as you grab your board and explore the world’s best surfing spots on your way to becoming the ultimate pro surfer. Discover the unique feeling of an amazing surf barrel and the power of your board when performing an aerial maneuver."

G-Souto

22.10.10

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update: December 4, 2014

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