Using a Virtual Body to Aid in Exergaming System Development

Sinclair, Jeff; Hingston, Philip; Mašek, Martin; Nosaka, Kazunori

doi:10.1109/mcg.2009.37

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“…Advanced methods that enable game designers to simulate the physiological responses of players in the development and testing stages may also facilitate the creation of optimized systems to maximize the health benefits of the AVGs of the future. 55…”

Section: Energy Expenditure Associated With Avg Play In the Home Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Active Video Games to Promote Physical Activity in Children and Youth

Biddiss¹,

Irwin²

2010

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med

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Section: Energy Expenditure Associated With Avg Play In the Home Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Active Video Games to Promote Physical Activity in Children and Youth

Biddiss¹,

Irwin²

2010

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med

480

332

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“…The core idea is to use kinesthetic feedback to increase the game's difficulty for the stronger player. Sinclair et al [27] have suggested a similar idea; but did not implement or test it. We illustrate this idea through the Truck Pull exergame, presented below.…”

Section: Balancing Group Exercisementioning

confidence: 99%

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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“…Exerciser may need to maintain their heart rate at a target level. Sinclair et al [16] advocate that exergame should take the guidelines of American College of Sports Medicine as a scientific guarantee of true health, but few exergame abided it strictly.…”

Section: Exergame For Fitness Trainingmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Collaborative Aesthetic-Driven Virtual Fitness Game

Han

Zhang

Tian

et al. 2017

E-Learning and Games

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Abstract. By introducing a collaborative aesthetic-driven virtual fitness game, we give a possible solution to guide and encourage people who have sedentary lifestyle to do regular physical activity with enough intensity, duration and frequency. This method bridges physical interaction with a stationary bicycle and visual changes in a virtual environment, and combines it with a multiplayer game. During the test of game playing, individual participant's effort to meet their own target heart rate zone contributes to a team effort of aesthetic immersion overall.

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Using a Virtual Body to Aid in Exergaming System Development

Cited by 12 publications

References 5 publications

Active Video Games to Promote Physical Activity in Children and Youth

Active Video Games to Promote Physical Activity in Children and Youth

Exploring Haptic Feedback in Exergames

A Collaborative Aesthetic-Driven Virtual Fitness Game

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