Developing engaging exergames with simple motion detection

Proceedings of the 14th International Academic MindTrek Conference: Envisioning Future Media Environments, MindTrek 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 103-110

  Kiili, Kristian ^a   Merilampi, Sari ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Exergame; Flow; Game design; Mobile phone; Motion detection; User experience

Indexed keywords

EXERGAME; FLOW; GAME DESIGN; MOTION DETECTION; USER EXPERIENCE;

MOBILE PHONES; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; NUTRITION; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE SETS;

DESIGN;

EID: 79952357220     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1930488.1930509     Document Type: Conference Paper

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