Are dancing video games good for my child?

Are dancing video games good for my child?

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Video games that require dance movements or just physical activity are great for the kids, because it gets them off the couch. They actually have to expend energy and move their body, and they actually become a part of the game. It's not virtual reality; it is reality. They have to participate to make their characters move, jump, fly, kick, or shoot, whatever it is. I think that any sort of game, a video game or any technology, whether it's online or not, that requires a kid's physical interaction as well as their mental acuity and hand-eye or foot-eye coordination is fantastic, and I hope more video games go in that direction because we need it.