Born to Run, Programmed to Play: Mapping the Extended Reality Exergames Landscape

S Karaosmanoglu, S Cmentowski, LE Nacke… - Proceedings of the CHI …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Many people struggle to exercise regularly, raising the risk of serious health-related issues.
Extended reality (XR) exergames address these hurdles by combining physical exercises …

Efficacy of virtual reality exercise in knee osteoarthritis rehabilitation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

W Wei, H Tang, Y Luo, S Yan, Q Ji, Z Liu, H Li… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to investigate the effects of
virtual reality (VR) exercise compared to traditional rehabilitation on pain, function, and …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of a virtual reality-based physical education program on physical fitness among elementary school students

MH Bae - Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: This study aimed to verify the effectiveness of a virtual reality-based physical
education program on physical fitness among Korean elementary school students. Methods …

Physical activity and excess body weight and adiposity for adults. American College of Sports Medicine Consensus Statement

JM Jakicic, CM Apovian… - … Journal of the …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Excessive body weight and adiposity contribute to many adverse health concerns. The
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recognizes that the condition of excess body …

Increasing motivation in social exercise games: personalising gamification elements to player type

G Chan, A Arya, R Orji, Z Zhao… - Behaviour & Information …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Fun and social affiliation are good predictors of long-term intention to use game-based
interventions including those for motivating physical activity, yet current player matching …

Acute psychological and physiological benefits of exercising with virtual reality

B Barbour, L Sefton, RM Bruce, L Valmaggia… - PloS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Exercise is a powerful tool for disease prevention and rehabilitation. Commercially available
virtual reality (VR) devices and apps offer an immersive platform to gamify exercise and …

Acute Affective Responses to Virtual Reality Exercise: A Crossover Randomized Clinical Trial

JA Teixeira, E Bitencourt, V Derhon… - Games for Health …, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Virtual reality (VR) exercise aims to offer positive affective and sensory experiences through
an immersive experience rich in audiovisual stimuli. Notwithstanding, there is a paucity of …

Does Where You Exercise Matter? The Influence of VR Environmental Cues and Social Cues on Exercise Motivation and Behavior

JHT Lin, CL Cook, JWF Yang - International Journal of Human …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Virtual reality exergames can create novel, ever-changing environments to encourage
consistent exercise. This strength, however, has been underexplored in literature, which …

Research on the continued intention to use fitness games based on user experience

Z Wang, R Deng - Kybernetes, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Fitness games, as a medium that combines playfulness and usefulness for
exercise, face challenges in sustaining long-term user engagement. Currently, there is …

[PDF][PDF] Application of virtual reality to the enhancement of physical activity and sports for healthy individuals. A systematic review

M Kuleva - Journal of Applied Sports Sciences, 2023 - journal.nsa.bg
As technology advances, virtual reality (VR) becomes more prevalent in various fields of
endeavor. Virtual reality is frequently associated with entertainment for adolescents. This is …