Freegaming: Mobile, collaborative, adaptive and augmented exergaming

Levent Görgü; Abraham G. Campbell; Kealan McCusker; Mauro Dragone; Michael J. O’Grady; Noel E. O'Connor; Gregory M.P. O'Hare

doi:10.3233/MIS-2012-00147

Freegaming: Mobile, collaborative, adaptive and augmented exergaming

Levent Görgü
, Abraham G. Campbell
, Kealan McCusker
, Mauro Dragone
, Michael J. O’Grady
, Noel E. O'Connor
, Gregory M.P. O'Hare

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	287-301
Number of pages	15
Journal	Mobile Information Systems
Volume	8
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/MIS-2012-00147
Publication status	Published - 2012

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