Just when you thought the world was turning an evil eye towards video games, accusing it of converting children into violent thugs, rotting their brains and making them fat. Consoles like the Nintendo Wii have opened up a new way for the medical field to use the games to their advantage. With games being integrated into physical therapies that can not only improve a person’s hand-eye-coordination it may just help shed some pounds in childhood obesity.

According to an article published by the UK Press Association video games that engage children in any form of physical activity “may be an effective answer to childhood obesity…”

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Sony reps are hard selling the Playstation Eye (successor of the Eye Toy) for the PS3 as the new, ultimate casual gaming device, claiming the add-on device has more motion-sensing potential than the Wii controllers (and they might have a point).

The Playstation Eye will be bundled with The Eye of Judgement card game in Japan that releases on October 25, 2007. Its U.S and European launch is expected to coincide with the release of the game SingStar there. However, there has been no word on the price of this add-on camera.

The Eye of Judgement is a card game with a 3×3 board and 9 blocks for placing cards. The Playstation Eye’s keen eye would recognize the cards and replicate the game on screen with surreal monsters and their magical abilities.