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Ahn, Miru; Kwon, Sungjun; Park, Byunglim; Cho, Kyungmin; Choe, Sungwon Peter; Hwang, Inseok; Jang, Hyun‐Jun; Park, Jaesang; Rhee, Yunseok; Song, Junehwa

doi:10.1145/1690388.1690455

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“…Commercial exergaming platforms include the Nintendo Wii, Konami Dance Dance Revolution (DDR), Fisher-Price Smart Cycle, as well as the recently released Sony PlayStation Move and Microsoft Kinect. Numerous academic exergames have also been developed, such as Breakout for Two [21], Push'N'Pull [21], Frozen Treasure Hunter [33], and Swan Boat [1].…”

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“…In Heart Burn, these are represented visually through motion of the truck, but are not transmitted as physical sensations to the player. Similarly, in Swan Boat, players run on a treadmill and use arm motions to control their on-screen boat, but players receive no physical feedback when they collide with virtual objects [1]. As exergames require players to physically exert themselves, this lack of physical response to their actions is keenly felt.…”

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Exploring Haptic Feedback in Exergames

Stach

Graham

2011

Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2011

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Abstract. Exergames combine entertainment and exercise in an effort to encourage people to be more physically active. Although exergames require active input, interactions are less physical than those experienced in real-world exercise. Interactions can feel artificial, limiting the captivating experience exergames aim to provide. To address this problem, haptics have been proposed as a means of providing additional feedback to players through the sense of touch. However, there is very little empirical evidence supporting the benefits of haptics in exergames. To address this, we have identified and evaluated three ways in which haptic feedback can enhance exergames: by helping to balance group exercise among people of different fitness levels, by guiding players toward safe and healthy interaction, and by increasing peoples' sense of virtual presence in exergames. We present three novel exergames incorporating haptic feedback, and report on experiments investigating their success. We find that haptics which are consistent with actions displayed on-screen increase immersion and improve enjoyment. However, we discover pitfalls when using haptics to represent phenomena that do not have a physical basis. These results allow us to present a set of design issues for haptic feedback in exergames.

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Exploring Haptic Feedback in Exergames

Stach

Graham

2011

Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2011

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“…Ahn et al [1] also implemented a social exergame called Swan Boat where players could run on a treadmill and their speed was used as input to a game that simulated a rafting adventure, also bracelets were used to help steer the boats.…”

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Motivating people to perform better in exergames

Nunes

Nedel

Roesler

2014

Proceedings of the 29th Annual ACM Symposium on Applied Computing

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Repetitive indoor exercises as running on a treadmill or cycling on an exercise bike use to be tedious, meanwhile immersive virtual environments can bring a greater incentive especially when combined with other sources of motivation such as competition. In this work we introduce Running Wheel, an exergame with both single player and competitive modes with real time capture of heartbeat rhythm and speed of the treadmill. Two hypotheses were tested: (a) there is difference between users that ran with the competitive mode versus the single player mode; and (b) there is difference in performance depending on the kind of competitor picked. We evaluated the system with 12 volunteers which performed at least 6 jogging sessions. Results show that participants got strongly motivated and most of them tried to overcome their limitations and overtake others which in turn led to more effort, perceived by an increase in heartbeat rhythm.

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“…Swan Boat [1] is a social exergame designed for treadmill running (see Figure 1). It enhances the bland experience of running on a treadmill with rich interaction among players, encouraging intensive synchronized movement with their teammates.…”

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Transforming solitary exercises into social exergames

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Yoo

Choe

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Proceedings of the ACM 2012 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work

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This paper discusses an approach for transforming solitary exercises into social exergames. We frame our discussion by highlighting the relation between the original exercises and game interactions, and by analyzing an example exergame which is successfully transformed from its original solitary exercise. We present a user study of the exergame that evaluates the need for holistic transformation strategies from solitary exercises into social exergames.

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Cited by 33 publications

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Exploring Haptic Feedback in Exergames

Exploring Haptic Feedback in Exergames

Motivating people to perform better in exergames

Transforming solitary exercises into social exergames

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