An important factor that positively influences people's health is regular exercise. Because of
their repetitiveness, however, they can be considered boring, a fact that is discouraging for …

Exergames are a good alternative to perform physical activity while being entertained with a
video game. This paper reviews the history of exergames with walkin-place mechanisms for …

Despite the importance of physical activity in human health, there is a high percentage of
people who do not exercise. Exergames are among the approaches aimed at fighting …

With the advancement of HCI technologies, user's bodily movement can now be placed in
the centre of experience. Exergames, a combination of exercise and games, allows users to …

Gamification is the next big innovation in the field of rehabilitation, and makes use of remote
sensors and aspects of video game design to engage patients in their rehab and make it …

Exertion games represent an interesting, funny and innovative way to involve people in
physical activities, fighting with troublesome phenomenon of obesity in children and young …

Over the past years many systems involving exercising through games (exergaming) have
been developed by leveraging on new technologies to provide an alternative way for …

Exergames are digital interactive games that require physical movements of upper and
lower limbs by the users to achieve simulation with the game screen. Their effects regarding …

Exergames are a novel type of video game with physical interactivity which are becoming
increasingly popular. Their benefits are starting to be investigated, such as their ability to …

A big challenge for Europe is the demographic shift towards an aging population. Resources
in the health care sector are limited, so it is important that the seniors of tomorrow will be …