The effect of familiarity on older adults' engagement in exergames

H Zhang, C Miao, Q Wu, X Tao, Z Shen - Human Aspects of IT for the Aged …, 2019 - Springer
With entertaining game graphics and tasks, exergames can provide benefits for older adults
to effectively exercise their physical and mental capabilities. However, it is sometimes …

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 …

The Jade Gateway to Exergaming: How Socio-Cultural Factors Shape Exergaming Among East Asian Older Adults

R Hadi Mogavi, J Son, S Yang, DM Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Exergaming, blending exercise and gaming, improves the physical and mental health of
older adults. We currently do not fully know the factors that drive older adults to either …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Feasibility and enjoyment of exercise video games in older adults

SA Freed, BN Sprague, AT Stephan… - Frontiers in Public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Several interventions have been developed to enhance social connectedness
among older adults. However, little research has demonstrated their performance in a social …

Effects of exergames intervention on older adults: A review

Y Xu, R Zhong - International Conference on Human-Computer …, 2022 - Springer
With the number and proportion of aging populations growing rapidly around the world, new
forms of exercise such as exergames have been introduced and popularized in daily …

Positive impact of exergaming on older adults' mental and social well-being: in search of evidence

E Loos, D Kaufman - Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population …, 2018 - Springer
Exergames aim at stimulating healthy people or patients needing rehabilitation to do
physical exercise to enhance their physical state (eg, postural balance, muscle power). As …

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 …

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 …

Towards age-friendly exergame design: the role of familiarity

H Zhang, Q Wu, C Miao, Z Shen, C Leung - Proceedings of the annual …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
Exergames have been shown to be effective in helping older adults maintain their physical
abilities. However, it is sometimes difficult for older adults to experiment with exergames due …