Zombies Run!

By Matthew Haeck on Monday, 02 April 2012. Posted in Life Stuff, Favorites

Fear based exercise motivation App that turns your mobile into a personal trainer

Zombie Run
Sometimes motivation is the challenge with working out... with Run Zombies! you can harness all of your subconscious apocalyptic fears into one hell of a workout.
Currently available for Mac OS (and soon on Android) - Run Zombies! creates a virtual zombie-apocalypse to get your tail off the couch and onto the pavement. The story unfolds in front of you as you collect items along your way. Although "Zombie Chase" mode is set off by default (for safety reasons I'm sure), allowing the swarms sets another level to your workout. By using the GPS in your mobile phones, you're warned of the proximity of your attackers so you know when you need to dodge around a corner and speed up.

By collecting items as you progress you start to build up the supplies for your homebase. By fortifying your fort, avoiding attacks, and outrunning pursuers the story unfolds in front of you. Assign a playlist for the background music (name the playlist - "zombie hits" for bonus cool points) - and strap your shoes on.

This app is another amazing concept courtesy of Kickstarter - check out the company SixToStart and if you have a sec give it a test ride - You won't regret it.
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THE GAME

You tie your shoes, put on your headphones, take your first steps outside. You’ve barely covered 100 yards when you hear them. They must be close. You can hear every guttural breath, every rattling groan - they’re everywhere. Zombies. There’s only one thing you can do: Run!

THE STORY

You’re Runner 5. Hundreds of lives are counting on you. You've got to help your base rebuild from the ruins of civilization by collecting critical supplies while avoiding roving zombie hordes. Can you save them and learn the truth about the zombie apocalypse?

Automatically collect crucial items for your base as you run, plus artifacts, notes, voice recordings, and more. Use the items you've collected to develop your base and help your surviving population thrive. With a bigger base comes more missions and some unexpected surprises.

Running Game & Audio Adventure
Zombies, Run! is an ultra-immersive running game for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and Android. We deliver the story straight to your headphones through orders and voice recordings - and back home, you can build and grow your base with the items you've collected.zombie village

Run Anywhere
Zombies, Run! works anywhere and at any speed. You can jog in a park, run along a beach, or walk along a trail, even on treadmills!

Keep the survivors alive
You automatically collect items like medicine, batteries, and ammo while running - but when you're back home, who needs them more: the soldiers or the doctors? Which buildings need extra defenses? It’s up to you - and the bigger your base, the more missions you can play.

A World of Stories
Where did the zombies come from? What are the leaders of your base planning? There’s a deeper mystery to be uncovered, puzzles to be solved, websites to be discovered, documents to be viewed so you can learn the truth of what’s happened to the world.

Your Own Music
Choose your own custom playlists before you start running: the story unfolds in between your tracks through a series of dynamic radio messages and voice recordings.

appstoreBetter Fitness Through Science
Coming Soon: Zombies, Run! records the distance, time, pace, and calories burned of all your runs, and we're planning RunKeeper integration. You can also hear audio notifications for time, distance, and pace during your run.

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