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responDesign, Inc (now RespondWell) is an American video game developer focused on exergaming.
History
[edit]It was founded in 2003 by Ted Spooner, Phineas Barnes and Daryn Chapman in Portland, Oregon around Phineas's idea to create a virtual personal trainer for video game consoles. The result was Yourself!Fitness a game/program that guided users through a series of workouts to better their health. In 2006, the company made a deal with McDonald's to distribute four of its "Yourself|Fitness" titles with the restaurant chain's healthy meals for a period of four weeks.[1]
In October 2016, RespondWell was acquired by Zimmer Biomet Holdings for an undisclosed amount.[2]
Legal
[edit]In 2004, responDesign inc. was sued, along with Microsoft, by writer Roger Avary. The suit centered on the alleged use of one of Avery's ideas, Virtual Yoga, for a game created in partnership by responDesign and Microsoft. Chief Executive of the company, Ted Spooner, claimed this allegation was bogus.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Portland firm adds fitness DVDs to McDonald's healthy meals". Bizjournals.com. April 18, 2006. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ "Zimmer Biomet buys home-based physical therapy company RespondWell". MobiHealthNews. October 27, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
- ^ "Pulp Fiction writer sues over Virtual Yoga". The Register. November 17, 2004. Retrieved March 14, 2007.