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Heart rate control of exercise video games

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T. C. Nicholas Graham,

Ryan E. RhodesAuthors Info & Claims

GI '09: Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009

Pages 125 - 132

Published: 25 May 2009 Publication History

Abstract

Exercise video games combine entertainment and physical movement in an effort to encourage people to be more physically active. Multiplayer exercise games take advantage of the motivating aspects of group activity by allowing people to exercise together. However, people of significantly different fitness levels can have a hard time playing together, as large differences in performance can be demotivating. To address this problem, we present heart rate scaling, a mechanism where players' in-game performance is based on their effort relative to their fitness level. Specifically, heart rate monitoring is used to scale performance relative to how closely a person adheres to his/her target heart rate zone. We demonstrate that heart rate scaling reduces the performance gap between people of different fitness levels, and that the scaling mechanism does not significantly affect engagement during gameplay.

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Heart rate control of exercise video games
1. Human-centered computing
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GI '09: Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009

May 2009

257 pages

ISBN:9781568814704

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Amy Gooch
University of Victoria, Canada
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Melanie Tory
University of Victoria, Canada

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The Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society / Société Canadienne du Dialogue Humaine Machine (CHCCS/SCDHM)

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Canadian Information Processing Society

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Published: 25 May 2009

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