| 摘要 |
In order to encourage people who are playing an electronic games machine 12 also to take exercise, and to encourage users of exercise machines 76 who simultaneously play a games machine to exercise at a particular rate, operation of the exercise machine is detected, and normal operation of the games machine is enabled and interrupted in dependence upon the detected operation of the exercise machine. For example, the normal operation of the games machine may be interrupted if the rate of operation of the exercise machine is detected as being below a predetermined threshold and/or above a predetermined threshold. Accordingly, a parent can arrange it such that their child cannot play normally on a games machine unless the child also exercises on the exercise machine. Also, a user of an exercise machine and games machine can be encouraged to exercise in a particular manner, otherwise their game will be interrupted. |
