Physical activity enjoyment on an immersive VR exergaming platform

Kiran Ijaz; Yifan Wang; Naseem Ahmadpour; Rafael A. Calvo

doi:10.1109/LSC.2017.8268143

Physical activity enjoyment on an immersive VR exergaming platform

Kiran Ijaz^*, Yifan Wang, Naseem Ahmadpour, Rafael A. Calvo

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Abstract

Virtual reality (VR) can be combined with exergames technology to provide highly immersive physical activity experiences. The design of VR exergames, so they are enjoyable and engaging, for different age groups, is currently under-investigated. In this paper, we study enjoyment of physical activity on VR-Rides, a virtual exergaming platform with a recumbent trike controller. In our experiment, we assigned participants to one of the two conditions; a static user interface (UI) or an Open World VR environment which allowed participants to explore a virtual location using Google's Street View 360 panorama images. In both conditions, participants could track their activity data in real-time. The results suggest higher enjoyment and more activity time in an Open World condition, where participants are encouraged to explore a virtual location. Almost half of participants in the UI condition showed disinterest after a short interaction time, due to the static environment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 IEEE Life Sciences Conference, LSC 2017
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	59-62
Number of pages	4
Volume	2018-January
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538610305
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LSC.2017.8268143
Publication status	Published - 23 Jan 2018
Externally published	Yes
Event	1st International IEEE Life-Science Conference, LSC 2017 - Sydney, Australia Duration: 13 Dec 2017 → 15 Dec 2017

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Conference	1st International IEEE Life-Science Conference, LSC 2017
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Sydney
Period	13/12/17 → 15/12/17

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Ijaz, K, Wang, Y, Ahmadpour, N & Calvo, RA 2018, Physical activity enjoyment on an immersive VR exergaming platform. in 2017 IEEE Life Sciences Conference, LSC 2017. vol. 2018-January, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), pp. 59-62, 1st International IEEE Life-Science Conference, LSC 2017, Sydney, Australia, 13/12/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/LSC.2017.8268143

Physical activity enjoyment on an immersive VR exergaming platform. / Ijaz, Kiran; Wang, Yifan; Ahmadpour, Naseem et al.

2017 IEEE Life Sciences Conference, LSC 2017. Vol. 2018-January Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2018. p. 59-62.

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