Burnie is an exergame being developed at Purdue University and is used in this study.
Burnie was developed using the Unity3D engine and OpenNI to interface with the Xbox …

Background: Many issues prevent elderly individuals from exercising in daily life. There is a
need for a system that allows elderly individuals to engage in exercise regularly at a low …

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine objective and subjective levels of exertion
during exergaming using two different gaming systems, Wii and Xbox Kinect, between …

Non-communicable Diseases (NCD) has become a worldwide problem. In 2012, 38 million
or approximately 68% of deaths in the world are caused by NCD. The impacts caused by …

Background: Recent years have witnessed wide applications of exergames to balance
training among the older adults. However, research concerning balance training with the …

Objective: This study aims to examine the effects of Kinect-based exergaming on physical
(balance and reaction time) and psychosocial health factors (mental well-being and …

To alter the trend of physical inactivity, a fun version of exercising should be introduced
which may increase the levels of exercise adherence. A recent development is the exer …

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the influence of pregame tutorials on
player performance in Kinect®(Microsoft®, Redmond, WA)-based health games and to …

We present the development of a virtual trainer for use by physiotherapists and patients in
exercise based physiotherapy programmes. It allows a therapist to tailor exercise …

Past research into exercise video games has found that they can help to motivate people to
exercise, but these exergames have been single purpose (usually fitness only) and have …