What are movement games?
Movement games, sometimes called exergames, are video games you play by moving your body instead of pressing buttons. Wakeout's ten use the camera to see your hands, head, hips and knees, so a punch, a squat or a swing of the hips is the controller. Rounds last one or two minutes and every one counts toward your day.
What is the best fitness games app for iPhone?
We are biased, so here is what to look for. Games that read your whole body through the camera, with no headset or controller. Rounds short enough that you actually start one. Play that works seated as well as standing. Wakeout has ten of them, from Hula Hoop to Brick Breaker, every round counts toward your day, and the app won Apple App of the Year.
Do I need a console, a VR headset or a controller?
No. The front camera of your iPhone or iPad, or your Mac's webcam, is the whole setup. It finds your hands, head and joints on the device, so you can play in the living room, at a desk or in a hotel room with nothing to charge or pair.
Can I play the games on a Mac?
Yes. All ten games run in Wakeout for Mac with the built-in camera. Push your chair back so the camera sees your arms and head, or step back further for the standing games. A round counts toward your day like any Wakeout.
Can I play the games on iPhone Duo?
Yes, in every pose. Tent mode gives the camera the best angle and the wide screen suits Brick Breaker and Saucer Punch; in book mode the game runs on the camera side and your score shows on the other.
Are there fitness games for Apple Watch?
The games need a camera that can see you, so they play on iPhone, iPad and Mac, not on the watch itself. On Apple Watch, Wakeout runs your Wiggle Timer, walk breaks and short follow-along Wakeouts from your wrist, so the watch reminds you and the games give you something fun to do about it.
Do I have to stand up to play?
No. Nine of the ten games play seated, right at the desk, with your arms and head. Stepping back lets the game see more of you, and the moves grow with it: elbows, then knees and hips, then kicks. Hula Hoop is the one that needs you standing, and Squat Water Pump has you sit down and stand up. The games never push you to stand. They just get bigger when you do.
Are the games good for older adults?
They are made for any fitness level. Every game can start seated, using only your arms and head, rounds are one or two minutes, and you stop whenever you like. Hula Hoop and Bicycle Run are the standing ones, so try a seated game first. If you have a heart, joint or balance condition, ask your doctor what is right for you.
Which game should I start with?
At a desk: Balloon Juggle or Flap & Fly, which only need your arms. Standing with a little room: Hula Hoop or Bicycle Run. If you want your legs to feel it: Squat Water Pump. If you want to laugh: Squeaky Clean, where wiping off the mud shows you to yourself.
What does the camera do with the video?
Everything runs on your phone. The camera feed is read by Apple Vision on the device to find your hands, head and joints, and it is never uploaded anywhere. The only video that leaves your phone is the replay you choose to share, and you choose that after the round.
Do the games count as a Wakeout?
Yes. Every catch earns Watts, and a finished round counts toward your daily goal and your active day, exactly like a video Wakeout would. The games are generous with Watts on purpose.
What do I need to play?
An iPhone, iPad or Mac with the latest Wakeout, somewhere to prop the phone, and a little room in front of the camera. No headset, no controllers, no accessories. Six feet of floor gets your whole body in the game, but the desk works too.
Are the games free?
Wakeout Pro starts with a free week, so you can try all ten. After that the movement games are part of Pro, and one subscription covers iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch.
Is it actually exercise?
A round of Hit the Spot is two minutes of punching, ducking and dodging with your whole body. Bicycle Run is a minute of running in place, faster up every hill, and Squat Water Pump is a minute of squats with a bucket to fill. A full-body round gets your heart going. You are usually laughing too hard to notice, which is the point.
