{"id":8875,"date":"2012-11-17T13:28:46","date_gmt":"2012-11-17T06:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/?p=8875"},"modified":"2012-11-17T13:32:25","modified_gmt":"2012-11-17T06:32:25","slug":"kinect-with-national-geographic-using-xbox-360","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/kinect-with-national-geographic-using-xbox-360\/","title":{"rendered":"Kinect with National Geographic Using XBOX 360"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\">by Lori Cunningham (@wellconnectdmom)<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8883\" title=\"74-103-297-09\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/11\/74-103-297-09.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0<em><strong>Editor\u2019s Note: \u00a0<\/strong>Less than a week left to win! Check out our giveaways at the end of these articles: \u00a0<strong>Win a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/06\/springpad-coms-beautifully-organized-thanksgiving-contest-giveaway\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">$99 Breville Immersion Blender<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/03\/can-you-really-play-pool-on-your-ipad-with-cues\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Pressman iPieces pool table, complete with cues\u2026for your iPad<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week we published a review on <a href=\"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/15\/can-you-tell-me-how-to-get-to-kinect-sesame-street-tv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kinect Sesame Street TV<\/a>, which received two thumbs up from our contributing writer&#8217;s kids. \u00a0If you have older children, as I do (ages 6 and 9), there is another new 2-way TV game title that your kids are sure to love. \u00a0It&#8217;s called<a href=\"http:\/\/marketplace.xbox.com\/en-US\/Product\/Kinect-Nat-Geo-TV-DVD\/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024d5309cd\" target=\"_blank\"> Nat Geo TV America the Wild<\/a>*. \u00a0It&#8217;s geared towards ages 10+ but my six year old son loved it as much as my older daughter.<\/p>\n<p>Nat Geo includes 8 great episodes from National Geographic Kids Wild channel. \u00a0 Similar to Sesame Street TV, you watch very\u00a0interesting\u00a0one hour shows, teaching kids about wild animals in their national habitat. \u00a0But to bring the learning home, Nat Geo gives kids the opportunity to investigate animal tracks and choose the direction they think an animal traveled, which animal does a paw track belong to, and more.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-8882\" title=\"Nat Geo 2-way TV Kinect (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/11\/Nat-Geo-2-way-TV-Kinect-1.jpg?resize=775%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"775\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/11\/Nat-Geo-2-way-TV-Kinect-1.jpg?w=2153&amp;ssl=1 2153w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/11\/Nat-Geo-2-way-TV-Kinect-1.jpg?resize=300%2C165&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/11\/Nat-Geo-2-way-TV-Kinect-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C564&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/11\/Nat-Geo-2-way-TV-Kinect-1.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nat Geo TV America the Wild includes 2 playing disks with eight full episodes including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Expedition Grizzly<\/li>\n<li>Stalking the Mountain Lion<\/li>\n<li>Black Bear Invasion<\/li>\n<li>Wolverine King<\/li>\n<li>Project Kodiak<\/li>\n<li>Inside the Wolf Pack<\/li>\n<li>Yellowstone Spring<\/li>\n<li>Yellowstone Winter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>But wait, there&#8217;s more! \u00a0Also included is a one year season pass to allow you watch even more episodes online, with the free Kinect Nat Geo TV app download and space on your XBOX 360 hard drive. \u00a0This is a great so the fun can continue beyond the game discs themselves.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8881 aligncenter\" title=\"Nat Geo 2-way TV Kinect (4)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/11\/Nat-Geo-2-way-TV-Kinect-4.jpg?resize=782%2C440&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"782\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/11\/Nat-Geo-2-way-TV-Kinect-4.jpg?w=2174&amp;ssl=1 2174w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/11\/Nat-Geo-2-way-TV-Kinect-4.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/11\/Nat-Geo-2-way-TV-Kinect-4.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/11\/Nat-Geo-2-way-TV-Kinect-4.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Different times during an episode, kids have the opportunity to snap a picture of what&#8217;s on the screen, simply by saying &#8220;snap.&#8221; \u00a0Then at the end of the episodes, kids can view the pictures they took during the show.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8878 aligncenter\" title=\"Nat Geo 2-way TV Kinect (3)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/11\/Nat-Geo-2-way-TV-Kinect-3.jpg?resize=737%2C415&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"737\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/11\/Nat-Geo-2-way-TV-Kinect-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/11\/Nat-Geo-2-way-TV-Kinect-3.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/11\/Nat-Geo-2-way-TV-Kinect-3.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/11\/Nat-Geo-2-way-TV-Kinect-3.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In this episode about the Grizzly Bear, we learned that bears love to eat moths and they often find them under rocks in the wilderness. \u00a0 \u00a0Who would have ever guessed that moths would be a bear&#8217;s staple food?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-8877\" title=\"Nat Geo 2-way TV Kinect (13)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/11\/Nat-Geo-2-way-TV-Kinect-13.jpg?resize=418%2C784&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"418\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/11\/Nat-Geo-2-way-TV-Kinect-13.jpg?w=1161&amp;ssl=1 1161w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/11\/Nat-Geo-2-way-TV-Kinect-13.jpg?resize=545%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 545w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My kids loved to play the fun interactive games&#8230;and I loved to sit back and watch them. \u00a0\u00a0Occasionally, they would drag me out of my easy chair to play along. \u00a0I was amazed at how exhausting the games were.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-8886\" title=\"257ca161-171c-48e8-8b73-e68055458579.JPGv1screen2-1000x563\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/11\/257ca161-171c-48e8-8b73-e68055458579.JPGv1screen2-1000x563.jpg?resize=800%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/11\/257ca161-171c-48e8-8b73-e68055458579.JPGv1screen2-1000x563.jpg?resize=1000%2C563&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/11\/257ca161-171c-48e8-8b73-e68055458579.JPGv1screen2-1000x563.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I clipped this picture from the XBOX 360 site to show the screen of one of the games in an episode more clearly. \u00a0When you see yourself on the camera, you are an actual bear. \u00a0Every time you move your hands or head, you bear&#8217;s paws or head moves. \u00a0It&#8217;s really cute and fun. \u00a0Kids will get some exercise playing along with Nat. Geo 2-way TV.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-8879\" title=\"Nat Geo 2-way TV Kinect (10)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/11\/Nat-Geo-2-way-TV-Kinect-10.jpg?resize=819%2C449&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/11\/Nat-Geo-2-way-TV-Kinect-10.jpg?resize=1024%2C561&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/11\/Nat-Geo-2-way-TV-Kinect-10.jpg?resize=300%2C164&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/11\/Nat-Geo-2-way-TV-Kinect-10.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/11\/Nat-Geo-2-way-TV-Kinect-10.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In this game, my daughter is the bigger bear on the left and my son is the shorter bear on the right. \u00a0They are trying to catch moths to eat, while swatting away bees from biting them. \u00a0They played this game again and again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Nat Geo 2-Way TV sells for $29.96 at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Kinect-Nat-Geo-TV-Xbox-360\/dp\/B0050SWA1E\/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1352765536&amp;sr=8-4&amp;keywords=Kinect+Nat+Geo+TV+Xbox+360+Game+Microsoft\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon.com <\/a>with free Super Saver shipping.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">A Mom&#8217;s Perspective<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Initially, I was worried that after we watched through all eight episodes, the kids would not want to watch them again. \u00a0And to tell you the truth, that may happen, I don&#8217;t know, we haven&#8217;t watched all 8 yet. \u00a0But I can tell you, watching just several episodes together as a family, we really enjoyed it. \u00a0We learned a lot and the kids got pretty tired (from all the inherent exercise) by the end of it. \u00a0We still have a lot of learning and fun games to play as we watch the other 5 episodes. \u00a0Yet, included with the game is a one-year season pass to further games, you just can&#8217;t go wrong with that.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">One of our writers, Mike Bowser, who wrote the review on the <a href=\"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/15\/can-you-tell-me-how-to-get-to-kinect-sesame-street-tv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kinect Sesame Street TV game<\/a>,\u00a0tells me that his kids still love the game and play it every day. \u00a0This reminds me, that unlike adults, kids love repetition. \u00a0It helps them to become more familiar with the topic, master their skills, and anticipate what comes next. \u00a0There is comfort in\u00a0repetition for them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you&#8217;re looking for a fun family game that educates and entertains your children at the same time, you can&#8217;t go wrong with Kinect Nat Geo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">* I was given a copy of the Kinect Nat Geo game in exchange for my honest review. \u00a0All opinions are my own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The WellConnectedMom.com reviews the new 2-way TV game for XBOX 360 Kinect, Nat Geo America the Wild for kids 10 years and older.  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