If you've only have seen the iPad in commercials, you'll imagine that most of the apps available are for education. Examples such as Star Walk and The Elements show that students can forget about expensive and heavy books and won't get tired of innovative new releases for the platform.
SuperBodies HD [iTunes Link] by Peace Point aims to show what happens inside the bodies of elite athletes with a mixture of original video explanations, computer-generated recreations and virtual exploration.
If educative TV programs such as the Canadian show that gives name to the app weren't enough, the app hopes to offer more interaction options thanks to the capabilities of the device.
When you launch the app, you'll select an Olympic sport from gymnastics, badminton, boxing, volleyball, 100 m dash and swimming. Every option will start with the playback of a video with host Dr. Greg Wells and some real footage to introduce the key points athletes should work on and how it affects their bodies. As a side note, I I have never watched the content before and I really liked the way everything is explained—it reminds me of the type of animations used in CSI to explain a crime scene.
Once the intro video is over, you are presented with a bloodstream view navigator, where you cruise through the circulatory system in a number of mazes until you reach the next part of the body that needs your attention. The navigation supports swipe and tilt controls, but the virtual environment is so bland and repetitive, that merely acts as a connection between videos. From a gaming point of view, it doesn't work.
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