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An Investigation of the Digital Sublime in Video Game Production [PDF]
This research project examines how video games can be programmed to generate the sense of the digital sublime. The digital sublime is a term proposed by this research to describe experiences where the combination of code and art produces games that ...
Betts, Thomas
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2008 The primary objective of this pilot study was to evaluate the effect of active video games on children's physical activity levels. Twenty children (mean ± SD age = 12 ± 1.5 years; 40% female) were randomised to receive either an active video game upgrade
Jull Andrew +5 more
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The energy expenditure of an activity-promoting video game compared to sedentary video games and TV watching [PDF]
Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2011 In the present study we investigated the effect of television watching and the use of activity-promoting video games on energy expenditure in obese and lean children.Energy expenditure and physical activity were measured while participants were watching television, playing a video game on a traditional sedentary video game console, and while playing ...
Naim, Mitre +3 more
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JMIR Serious Games, 2014 BackgroundThe popularity of active video games (AVGs) has skyrocketed over the last decade. However, research suggests that the most popular AVGs, which rely on synchronous integration between players’ activity and game features, fail to promote physical
Moller, Arlen C +8 more
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Game Transfer Phenomena in video game playing: a qualitative interview study [PDF]
, 2011 Video game playing is a popular activity and its enjoyment among frequent players has been associated with absorption and immersion experiences. This paper examines how immersion in the video game environment can influence the player during the game and ...
Aronsson, K +3 more
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Estimating physical activity energy expenditure with the Kinect Sensor in an exergaming environment. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Active video games that require physical exertion during game play have been shown to confer health benefits. Typically, energy expended during game play is measured using devices attached to players, such as accelerometers, or portable gas analyzers ...
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BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2021 Objectives The aim of this research study was to determine the physical activity levels of non-active video gamers, and to determine how much other time was spent with sedentary behaviours, both in recreational and occupational domains.Methods The study ...
Habib Noorbhai, Nicholas Harding
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Engineering design using game-enhanced CAD: The potential to augment the user experience with game elements [PDF]
, 2012 Since the coining of the term ‘serious games’ by Clark Abt, practitioners in fields such as education, the military, medical science, as well as researchers from other disciplines, have investigated with interest game mechanics and the dynamics of games ...
Lim, Theodore; id_orcid +5 more
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BMC Public Health, 2009 Background Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in developed countries. Sedentary screen-based activities such as video gaming are thought to displace active behaviors and are independently associated with obesity. Active video games, where
Rodgers Anthony +9 more
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Cognitive Enhancement via Neuromodulation and Video Games: Synergistic Effects?
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2020 Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation technique able to modulate cortical excitability. This modulation may influence areas and networks responsible for specific cognitive processes, and the repetition of the induced
Marc Palaus +3 more
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