Definitions

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  • noun video games A video game that also provides the player with physical exercise.

Etymologies

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Blend of exercise and game

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Examples

  • The human-computer interaction research team in the computer science and engineering department has developed a motion-sensing-based tennis and bowling exergame.

    VI Fit – Video Game Project to Help Blind Children Exercise | Impact Lab 2010

  • Achieving a balance between skill and challenge, as well as between fitness and intensity, determines the success of an exergame.

    HITSphere Feeds 2010

  • These three exergame requirements determine success in terms of effectiveness and attractiveness.

    HITSphere Feeds 2010

  • The number of research studies examining elderly exergame users remains small as does the number of elderly exergamers.

    NYT > Home Page By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS 2010

  • In a study conducted by Jeff Sinclair and his associates, the relative success and failure of exergame design within the realm of child obesity is analyzed in order to inform future design efforts.

    HITSphere Feeds 2010

  • To maximize the success of an exergame, attractiveness and effectiveness should bridge the gap between the psychological gameplay and physiological exercise components of exergaming.

    HITSphere Feeds 2010

  • In the study, 19 participants with SSD ranging in age from 63 to 94 played an exergame on the Nintendo Wii video game system during 35-minute sessions, three times a week.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

  • This is a great post … I maintain you can't have an effective exergame without engagement!

    HITSphere Feeds 2010

  • EA Sports Active 2.0 (working title), an updated version of the exergame for the PS3, Wii, iPhone and iPod Touch platforms.

    Evil Avatar RSS_FEED 2010

  • Based on this conclusion, exergame designers began to market products as solutions to the

    HITSphere Feeds 2010

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