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No Pain No game lowers the risk of being
cheated by means of its validation process. Also, its
user-friendly GUI allows children to easily learn
how to extend their entertainment time. Children can
obtain a sense of achievement, while parents can let
the system automatically monitor the activity level
of their children and the status of the appliances. It is
believed that a complete No Pain No Game product
would enable the parents to inexpensively supervise
their children's exercise and entertainment in a
completely unobtrusive fashion.
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