--- description: Find out why Nex Playground is one of the best inventions of 2023 title: Nex Playground: The 200 Best Inventions of 2023 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1115c85b478dce8d/698a41a1b3fce3705d0caf02/best-inventions-2023-nex-playground.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Oct 24, 2023 # Ultra-active Video Games Nex Playground by [Tara Law](/author/tara-law/) ## Tara Law Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  SPECIAL MENTION: Some parents worry video games will lead their kids to spend more time sitting around, but the Nex Playground is designed to get gamers of all ages up and moving. The console comes with a suite of games that are manipulated with the motion of a player’s whole body—no controllers needed. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6327702/nex-playground/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6327702/nex-playground/"},"headline":"Ultra-active Video Games","datePublished":"2023-10-24T11:00:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:24:36.962Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6327702/nex-playground/","keywords":["list","franchise","ecommerce","best inventions","Best Inventions 2023"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1115c85b478dce8d/698a41a1b3fce3705d0caf02/best-inventions-2023-nex-playground.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tara Law","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tara-law/"}],"creator":"Tara Law","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1115c85b478dce8d/698a41a1b3fce3705d0caf02/best-inventions-2023-nex-playground.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6327702/nex-playground/","name":"Ultra-active Video Games"}}]}] ```