The Bandai Vital Hero wearable is a product for kids to help encourage them to get active by incorporating a gamified user experience.
The wearable features a relatively compact design, but hides advanced technology inside to capture data related to working out and daily training. The wearable will provide the user with daily missions to complete, which will in turn help to train their digital monster. Players can battle one another by connecting their DIM card to their opponents watch or wirelessly over an NFC connection.
The Bandai Vital Hero wearable offers 10 different monsters to choose from, which users can train to the highest level by getting active. The device takes a gamified approach to fitness and could encourage kids to get more active this summer.
Gamified Fitness Wearables
The Bandai Vital Hero Wearable Makes Fitness Fun for Kids
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