DDR Curriculum
Public school students in West Virginia can look forward to Dance Dance Revolution becoming part of gym class.
The state will announce on Wednesday that it has inked a three-year deal with Konami Digital Entertainment to put the popular Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) video game, along with Xbox video consoles, into all 765 public schools, according to David Bailey, spokesman for the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA). Teachers will use the game in physical education and health classes, and the state will develop a DDR curriculum.
Although I’m generally leery of companies making deals with schools like this, in principle this might not be such a bad idea. Something tells me that using a general-purpose console like an XBox rather than a dedicated machine will be asking for trouble, though.