Cyber Buddy is Better than No Buddy: A Test of the Köhler Motivation Effect in Exergames

Games for Health Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 98-105

  Feltz, Deborah L ^a   Forlenza, Samuel T ^a   Winn, Brian ^a   Kerr, Norbert L ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84994048782     PISSN: 2161783X     EISSN: 21617856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/g4h.2013.0088     Document Type: Article

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