Using games to increase exercise motivation

Proceedings of the 2007 Conference on Future Play, Future Play '07

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 166-173

  Yim, Jeffrey ^a   Graham, T C Nicholas ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

computer aided exercise; computer supported cooperative work; exertion interfaces; video game design

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE PROGRAMS; EXERTION INTERFACE; NINTENDO; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; VIDEO GAME; VIDEO GAME DESIGN;

EDUCATIONAL MOTION PICTURES; GROUPWARE; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL COMPUTERS;

INTERFACES (COMPUTER);

EID: 70449761699     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1328202.1328232     Document Type: Conference Paper

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