Games in the classroom

Recently, i played games on the Wii where one needs to use their body to play. Among them, there was  Fifa soccer which makes you use the remote and shake it instead of the traditional buttons used on a controller or a computer. It keeps the player more in tune to the game and actually makes them pay attention more. It provides for more difficult gameplay, but the user can get a more in game feel. This technology can be used for my degree in Earth Sciences, if there were a game that required one to build a landscape such as Minecraft.
In my game however, the person could use the Wii remotes and actually physically do all of the digging and building with their body. This would provide a more real life approach to the game, show the player what it takes to build and dig, thus proving a more physical approach to the game as well. Through this, they could learn how the earth affects us, and how we affect it. The simulation of night and day is a great idea because it makes the player feel like they are in the game. With the Wii remotes, and use of their body, they could get a hang of how the game would really be in real life, showing a more realistic gameplay.