Sunday, July 11, 2010

Walking with your arms

Let's talk a little bit more about how I use my arms to collect points (chips).  First, sometimes I put the controllers in my pocket and do it the "right" way by walking in place, but the nunchuk doesn't catch all my steps that way.  Probably because I get bored taking the same step over and over and over so I start improvsing with back steps or side steps or dance steps.  

So after a few minutes the controllers come out of my pocket.  I hold the Remote in my right hand with my thumb on the A button ready to click on "event capsules" and I hold the nunchuk in my left hand.  Sometimes I switch hands though I'm not as good at clicking on capsules with my left hand as I am with my right.

This let's me click on a capsule with one hand while my other hand continues to move up and down collecting points and letting the Mii avatar walk ahead.  When I don't want her to walk, I stop moving both hands.

My arm and feet movements vary.  I have to watch the cord between the nunchuk and the remote because sometimes I get carried away, but sometimes I:
  • Wave my arms back and forth like a band conductor.
  • Do the twist, with my arms going back and forth about waist level.
  • Roll my arms like a disco move or a samba.
  • Shake the remote and nunchuk over my shoulder like maracas
  • Play air drums
  • Box
  • Do arm exercises
  • March with my arms pumping (but I have a small space for exercising so it's not much of a march)
  • Just dance like I was on American Bandstand.
Occassionally, I'll put one or both of the controllers back in my pocket, but they don't stay there for long.

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