TY - JOUR
T1 - Freegaming: Mobile, collaborative, adaptive and augmented exergaming
AU - Görgü, Levent
AU - Campbell, Abraham G.
AU - McCusker, Kealan
AU - Dragone, Mauro
AU - O’Grady, Michael J.
AU - O'Connor, Noel E.
AU - M.P. O'Hare, Gregory
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Addressing the obesity epidemic that plagues many societies remains an outstanding public health issue. One innovative approach to addressing this problem is Exergaming. A combination of Exercise and Gaming, the objective is to motivate people participate in exercise regimes, usually in their home environment. In this article a more holistic interpretation of this exercise paradigm is proposed. Freegaming augments Exergaming in a number of key dimensions but especially through the promotion of games in outdoor mobile contexts and within a social environment. The design and implementation of a platform for Freegaming is described and illustrated through the description of a sample game.
AB - Addressing the obesity epidemic that plagues many societies remains an outstanding public health issue. One innovative approach to addressing this problem is Exergaming. A combination of Exercise and Gaming, the objective is to motivate people participate in exercise regimes, usually in their home environment. In this article a more holistic interpretation of this exercise paradigm is proposed. Freegaming augments Exergaming in a number of key dimensions but especially through the promotion of games in outdoor mobile contexts and within a social environment. The design and implementation of a platform for Freegaming is described and illustrated through the description of a sample game.
U2 - 10.3233/MIS-2012-00147
DO - 10.3233/MIS-2012-00147
M3 - Article
SN - 1574-017X
VL - 8
SP - 287
EP - 301
JO - Mobile Information Systems
JF - Mobile Information Systems
IS - 4
ER -
