Exploring the influence of tech savviness and physical activity in older adults playing an exergame

S Subramanian, K De Moor, B Vereijken… - 2022 IEEE 10th …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Exergames are widely being used for various serious purposes such as training balance in
older adults. However, despite the potential and growing attention given to such movement …

Can Asynchronous Exergames Increase Physical Activity in the Elderly?

MP Estevez, V Gay, TW Leong… - 2024 IEEE 12th …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This study investigates the effectiveness of employing an asynchronous exergame to
encourage physical activity in the elderly population. In this study, we will test the hypothesis …

Investigating effects of exergames on exercise intentions among young-old and old-old

X Xu, YL Theng, J Li, PT Phat - Proceedings of the 2016 CHI conference …, 2016 - dl.acm.org
This study examined the effects of exergames have on the elderly's exercise intentions, and
analyzed the difference between young-old and old-old cohorts. A three-week quasi …

Promoting healthy and active ageing through exergames: effects of exergames on senior adults' psychosocial well-being

C Li, J Li, TP Pham, YL Theng… - … on Cyberworlds (CW), 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Exercise games (exergames) are defined as the combination of exercise and interactive
fitness games. The previous pilot study has found positive influences of exergaming on the …

Elderly People Motivations to Keep Playing Exergames: A Systematic Review

RN Teixeira, E Oliveira, T Martins… - … Conference Innovation in …, 2024 - Springer
Regular physical activity, particularly through adherence to an exercise routine, has
demonstrated consistent effectiveness in enhancing age-related challenges in older adults …

Benefits of exergame exercise on physical functioning of elderly people

N Katajapuu, M Luimula, YL Theng… - 2017 8th IEEE …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The study introduces five exergames developed by researchers from Finland, Singapore,
and Japan. These exergames utilize Microsoft Kinect motion detection sensors. The …

Solitaire Fitness: Design of an asynchronous exergame for the elderly to enhance cognitive and physical ability

JA Garcia, N Sundara, G Tabor… - 2019 IEEE 7th …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The use of exergames has shown positive results in encouraging the elderly to increase
their motivation towards physical activity and rehabilitation. These games usually offer …

Design and evaluation of an exergame for motor-cognitive training and fall prevention in older adults

V Guimarães, A Pereira, E Oliveira, A Carvalho… - Proceedings of the 4th …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
Exergames have emerged as a strategy to promote physical activity and cognitive tasks
through entertainment, being a promising solution for multicomponent training and fall …

Sense of Familiarity: Improving Older Adults' Adaptation to Exergames

H Zhang - Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
Exergames are proven to be effective in helping older adults improve their physical and
mental capabilities. However, older adults' maladaptation to exergames may occur due to …

Older adults' physical activity and exergames: a systematic review

DL Kappen, P Mirza-Babaei… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Exertion games, also referred to as exergames, have become popular because they
combine physical activity (PA) with game mechanics, such as actions, challenges, and …