Using an alternate reality game to increase physical activity and decrease obesity risk of college students

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 828-838

  Johnston, Jeanne D ^a   Massey, Anne P ^b   Marker Hoffman, Rickie Lee ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight; College student; Games; Physical activity; Technology; Weight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; GAME; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SELF CONCEPT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT; ACTIMETRY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER INTERFACE; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INSTRUMENTATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RECREATION; RISK FACTOR; STUDENT; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY;

ACTIGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; COMPUTER USER TRAINING; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO GAMES; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873189539     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193229681200600414     Document Type: Conference Paper

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