Cultivating Engagement and Enjoyment in Exergames Using Feedback, Challenge, and Rewards

Games for Health Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 12-18

  Lyons, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER INTERFACE; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FITNESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT; SATISFACTION; SOFTWARE DESIGN; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VIDEO GAME;

EXERCISE; FEEDBACK; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; NARRATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOFTWARE DESIGN; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84992731355     PISSN: 2161783X     EISSN: 21617856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/g4h.2014.0072     Document Type: Conference Paper

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