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<blockquote data-quote="TeDo" data-source="post: 577718" data-attributes="member: 15799"><p>With the Wii there are remotes with buttons and then there's also a nunchuck to attach for many games to that takes 2 hands. There's also a balance board for games like skiiing, snowboarding, fitness, etc and a tablet for games like Pictionary and drawing. You have to use these things in front of a sensor bar that monitors the movement of the remote(s). From what I have heard about the Kinnect, it doesn't have remotes (the game system does but not for the Kinnect feature) because it senses the movement of your body. If I had known now what I knew then, we'd have bypassed the Wii and got an XBox with Kinnect.</p><p></p><p>Our Wii has helped difficult child 2 with his hand eye coordination. With difficult child 1, it gives him things he needs to "strategize" in order to win. He has to actually think about actions and possible consequences. Now if only we could get him to generalize those skills to real life.</p><p></p><p>A Kinnect system would be great to work on coordination, planning, frustration tolerance (although this may take a lot of time), concentration, transitions (changing games in one session), give-and-take (family members take turns choosing games and he HAS to play), etc. I think it would great for V..... yea, and the whole family.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TeDo, post: 577718, member: 15799"] With the Wii there are remotes with buttons and then there's also a nunchuck to attach for many games to that takes 2 hands. There's also a balance board for games like skiiing, snowboarding, fitness, etc and a tablet for games like Pictionary and drawing. You have to use these things in front of a sensor bar that monitors the movement of the remote(s). From what I have heard about the Kinnect, it doesn't have remotes (the game system does but not for the Kinnect feature) because it senses the movement of your body. If I had known now what I knew then, we'd have bypassed the Wii and got an XBox with Kinnect. Our Wii has helped difficult child 2 with his hand eye coordination. With difficult child 1, it gives him things he needs to "strategize" in order to win. He has to actually think about actions and possible consequences. Now if only we could get him to generalize those skills to real life. A Kinnect system would be great to work on coordination, planning, frustration tolerance (although this may take a lot of time), concentration, transitions (changing games in one session), give-and-take (family members take turns choosing games and he HAS to play), etc. I think it would great for V..... yea, and the whole family. [/QUOTE]
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