Microsoft has teamed up with the Companions in Courage Foundation (CiC) to bring "hundreds" of Xbox 360 kiosks to children's hospitals across the nation. The first wave of kiosks launched in late April at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, Children’s Hospital & Regional Medical Center of Seattle, Washington and the Children’s Hospital of Orange County, California.
In a CiC press release, Robbie Bach, Microsoft President, Entertainment and Devices Division, said:
"Microsoft is committed to keeping kids entertained in a variety of ways within a safe gaming environment, so partnering with Companions in Courage to offer children in hospitals a way to connect through something as universal as games, is a natural fit for the work we do. The goal for this program is to give these kids a chance to have some fun and just be kids."
The kiosks are pre-loaded with a variety of E and E10+ rated games, Y-rated television programs, G-rated movies. They are customized and hospital-friendly with Xbox LIVE Headset and LIVE Vision Camera capabilities, which enable patients to communicate over a dedicated Xbox LIVE network. The network allows patients to play games over Xbox LIVE, but limits chat via voice, text and video to those children playing from the networked hospitals.
The Companions in Courage Foundation was founded by NHL Hall of Famer Pat LaFontaine in 1997. CiC builds interactive playrooms in hospitals throughout North America.
Source: By Tech Ex
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