Walking for fun or for “likes”? The impacts of different gamification orientations of fitness apps on consumers’ physical activities

Tu, Rungting; Hsieh, Pei-Shan; Feng, Wenting

doi:10.1016/j.smr.2018.10.005

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“…In this sense, the determination of the factors that may influence the adoption of the use of new technologies such as the fitness Apps associated with Boutique fitness centers is essential for their design, development and implementation. Likewise, its importance lies in the fact that the fitness Apps favor a greater participation in physical activities and, therefore, a more active and healthy population [ 11 ].…”

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The Promotion of Physical Activity from Digital Services: Influence of E-Lifestyles on Intention to Use Fitness Apps

Fernández

Ruíz

Puyana

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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E-Lifestyles are individual forms of behavior in the digital environment that reflect the values, activities, interests, and opinions of consumers. Likewise, fitness Apps are considered technological tools for promoting physical activity online. Although there are studies related to sports lifestyles, it has not been analyzed yet how e-lifestyles are related to the use of fitness Apps. Based on this, this study represents a step to clarify how e-lifestyles influence different relationships with perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, attitude, and intentions to use Fitness Apps. Therefore, the objective of the study was to analyze the relationship between the e-lifestyles of consumers of Boutique fitness centers and their relationship with the perceived ease of use, the perceived usefulness, the attitude, and the intention to use Fitness Apps. The sample was 591 customers (378 women and 213 men) of 25 Boutique fitness centers. An online questionnaire was used for data collection. Data was analyzed with confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation model. Findings provide an insight into the importance of e-lifestyles in the intention of using fitness Apps and therefore in promoting physical activity through online fitness services. The results showed positive relationships between e-lifestyles, perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness and attitude toward fitness Apps. Finally, the attitude toward fitness Apps offered a very high predictive value on use intention. This study provides a better understanding of consumer´s intention to use fitness Apps. The conclusions and recommendations for sports managers of fitness centers highlight the importance of e-lifestyles as a predecessor for the use of fitness Apps.

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The Promotion of Physical Activity from Digital Services: Influence of E-Lifestyles on Intention to Use Fitness Apps

Fernández

Ruíz

Puyana

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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“…Furthermore, a benchmark assessment was conducted to identify applications and solutions that raise awareness among users of the effects of environmental pollution on health. Gamification techniques were analysed in order to define, in the second phase, the gamification strategy, to enhance users’ motivation [23]. Finally, focus groups were conducted with PHOs and users to define their needs and requirements to improve citizens’ quality of life.Second phase: creation of a non-functional prototype and gamification strategy.The first version of the system is a non-functional prototype that was built as a set of mock-ups that described the appearance and functionalities of the system.…”

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Empowering Citizens through Perceptual Sensing of Urban Environmental and Health Data Following a Participative Citizen Science Approach

Ottaviano

Beltrán-Jaunsarás

Teriús-Padrón

et al. 2019

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The growth of the urban population together with a high concentration of air pollution have important health impacts on citizens who are exposed to them, causing serious risks of the development and evolution of different chronic diseases. This paper presents the design and development of a novel participatory citizen science-based application and data ecosystem model. These developments are imperative and scientifically designed to gather and process perceptual sensing of urban, environmental, and health data. This data acquisition approach allows citizens to gather and generate environment- and health-related data through mobile devices. The sum of all citizens’ data will continuously enrich and increase the volumes of data coming from the city sensors and sources across geographical locations. These scientifically generated data, coupled with data from the city sensors and sources, will enable specialized predictive analytic solutions to empower citizens with urban, environmental, and health recommendations, while enabling new data-driven policies. Although it is difficult for citizens to relate their personal behaviour to large-scale problems such as climate change, pollution, or public health, the developed ecosystem provides the necessary tools to enable a greener and healthier lifestyle, improve quality of life, and contribute towards a more sustainable local environment.

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“…Sports typically involve physical activity that refers to any type of body motion that eventually leads towards a rise in one's energy consumption and is conducted in different situations such as work, daily routines, and recreation time [11]. In sports and fitness, motivation is the basis of all athletic activity and achievement.…”

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“…It is because each step of the design stage has specific requirements when gamified [44]. In the business world, time is precious, and it can cause over budget when the development took longer period [45]. Extra functionality A Review of Gamification in Virtual Reality (VR) Sport…”

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A Review of Gamification in Virtual Reality (VR) Sport

Nor¹,

Sunar²,

Kapi³

2020

EAI Endorsed Transactions on Creative Technologies

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PURPOSE: To identify the main findings from research on gamified virtual reality in sport METHODS: The digital databases for this review were searched and visited on 19 May 2019. Gamification AND ("virtual reality" OR sports fitness) were used as a search string or keyword in the paper selection. RESULTS: Thirty -three papers were found after the preliminary searches to narrow down the selections that align with the goals of this study. The selected papers were examined to investigate the characteristics of gamification in a broad context of sports. These findings suggest that the use of gamification methods help physical exercise in the immersive VR setting. CONCLUSION: Through the outcomes of user experience, it can prove that gamification components are boosting the pleasure of the user throughout the physical activity and provide a set of rules to encourage the athlete or user to perform better. Besides, generality of impacts with VR and gamification in sports has been discussed in this paper by listing the advantages and limitations. However, findings need more varied populations, particularly elements, athletes, kids, and older people.

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Walking for fun or for “likes”? The impacts of different gamification orientations of fitness apps on consumers’ physical activities

Cited by 87 publications

References 72 publications

The Promotion of Physical Activity from Digital Services: Influence of E-Lifestyles on Intention to Use Fitness Apps

The Promotion of Physical Activity from Digital Services: Influence of E-Lifestyles on Intention to Use Fitness Apps

Empowering Citizens through Perceptual Sensing of Urban Environmental and Health Data Following a Participative Citizen Science Approach

A Review of Gamification in Virtual Reality (VR) Sport

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