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The Biggest Loser” star Jillian Michaels is fighting for her reputation, after her credentials as a fitness trainer were called into question by a scathing article in the Los Angeles Times that labeled her an “actress, not a real fitness trainer.”
Michaels, 36, responded to the Oct. 13 attack on her Facebook page, claiming to hold current certifications from the National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association (NESTA) and the Aerobic & Fitness Association of America (AFFA).
She says she’s also developed a continuing education program for trainers with AFFA, and has been a trainer for 19 years.
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CHIBA, Japan — The Tokyo Game Show has a lot of people wearing dark glasses this year, with the buzz turning 3-D at the annual event that brings together the latest offerings from game-machine and software makers.
But despite the fanfare and razzle-dazzle footage, people checking out 3-D games for the PlayStation 3 at Sony Corp.’s sprawling booth were warned to take the special glasses off immediately, should they feel sick or giddy. And Nintendo Co., also hoping for a boost from 3-D technology with its planned 3DS handheld that’s set to go on sale before April, was conspicuously absent. The event previewed to reporters and guests Thursday ahead of its opening to the public this weekend. It is expected to draw more than 180,000 people.
Kyoto-based Nintendo, the manufacturer of the Wii console and Super Mario games, is skipping the show and planning a separate Sept. 29 event, also at Makuhari Messe hall in this Tokyo suburb, where the 3DS is expected to take centerstage.
“It’s like the elephant in the room,” said gaming expert Mark MacDonald, executive director at Tokyo-based 8-4 Ltd., which brings Japanese games to the U.S.
MacDonald said visitors like him were watching for what he called “peripherals” for machines already on sale such as the Move motion-controller from Sony and Kinect from Microsoft Corp., billed as controller-free because it detects a player’s movements.
The show’s focus was obviously on 3-D but the full potential of 3-D for games has yet to be explored, he told The Associated Press. ”It’s a young technology in terms of games. People don’t know yet how much is too much,” MacDonald said. “You might start feeling sick, or you just want to see the game and feel I can’t see what’s going on.”
Tokyo-based Sony announced that its PlayStation 3 game console will work as a Blu-ray disc player for 3-D movies and music videos, not just 3-D games, with a software update download starting Sept. 21. The free-of-charge update for movies and other content had been promised for later this year. But the date was moved up to ride on the momentum of 3-D popularity, Sony executive Hiroshi Kawano said.
“The appeal and impact of games will be definitely enhanced with 3-D technology,” he said during a two-hour presentation at the Sony booth. “The industry has gained a new engine for growth in 3-D.” Kawano said the portion of 3-D TVs will likely move up from 5 percent of all TV sets sold this year to 20 percent next year. Sony aims to sell 2.5 million 3-D TVs next year, he said.
The PlayStation 3 already plays 3-D games with an upgrade that could be done over the Internet earlier this year.
Some of the 3-D games shown at the event, such as a clip of the planned “Metal Gear Solid,” were as impressive as 3-D movies in providing visceral computer graphics and illusion of depth. But others, such as 3-D versions of racing games, looked disappointingly similar to their 2-D predecessors.
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