When virtual reality meets internet of things in the gym: Enabling immersive interactive machine exercises

F Rabbi, T Park, B Fang, M Zhang, Y Lee - Proceedings of the ACM on …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
With the advent of immersive virtual reality (VR) head-mounted displays (HMD), we envision
that immersive VR will revolutionize the personal fitness experience in our daily lives …

Never skip leg day again: Training the lower body with vertical jumps in a virtual reality exergame

S Cmentowski, S Karaosmanoglu, LE Nacke… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Virtual Reality (VR) exergames can increase engagement in and motivation for physical
activities. Most VR exergames focus on the upper body because many VR setups only track …

VRow-VRow-VRow-Your-Boat: A Toolkit for Integrating Commodity Ergometers in Virtual Reality Experiences

D Schön, T Kosch, J von Willich… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Exergames, video games designed to blend entertainment with physical activity, aim to
improve users' physical fitness by combining gaming with exercise. However, integrating …

AR-Enhanced Workouts: Exploring Visual Cues for At-Home Workout Videos in AR Environment

Y Wu, L Yu, J Xu, D Deng, J Wang, X Xie… - Proceedings of the 36th …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
In recent years, with growing health consciousness, at-home workout has become
increasingly popular for its convenience and safety. Most people choose to follow video …

On shooting stars: Comparing cave and hmd immersive virtual reality exergaming for adults with mixed ability

A Elor, M Powell, E Mahmoodi, N Hawthorne… - ACM Transactions on …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Inactivity and a lack of engagement with exercise is a pressing health problem in the United
States and beyond. Immersive Virtual Reality (iVR) is a promising medium to motivate users …

Vrmove: design framework for balancing enjoyment, movement and exertion in VR games

S Yoo, M Carter, J Kay - Proceedings of the 2018 Annual Symposium on …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
Since the release of the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift tracking has improved, leading to virtual
reality (VR) games that allow players to stand and physically move around virtual …

Gaming beyond the novelty effect of immersive virtual reality for physical rehabilitation

A Elor, M Powell, E Mahmoodi… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Immersive virtual reality (iVR) head-mounted display (HMD) systems paired with serious
exercise games can positively augment physical rehabilitation process from both …

Flowar: How different augmented reality visualizations of online fitness videos support flow for at-home yoga exercises

HY Jo, L Seidel, M Pahud, M Sinclair… - Proceedings of the 2023 …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Online fitness video tutorials are an increasingly popular way to stay fit at home without a
personal trainer. However, to keep the screen playing the video in view, users typically …

VR‐Rides: An object‐oriented application framework for immersive virtual reality exergames

Y Wang, K Ijaz, D Yuan… - Software: Practice and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Exercise can improve health and well‐being. With this in mind, immersive virtual reality (VR)
games are being developed to promote physical activity, and are generally evaluated …

Full-body motion recognition in immersive-virtual-reality-based exergame

P Caserman, S Liu, S Göbel - IEEE Transactions on Games, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Exergames have beneficial effects on the player's motivation to exercise. However, many
current games lack accurate full-body motion recognition, resulting in players not performing …