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- April 16, 2011
- 09:18 PM
- 1,259 views
Pokéwalker more accurate than other pedometers on a treadmill (study)
by Stephen Yang in ExerGame Lab
Study Finds Pokéwalker More Accurate Than Other Pedometers: "
Nintendo’s  HeartGold and SoulSilver Pokémon Pokéwalker, is a more accurate pedometer than regular pedometers, according to Lorraine Lanningham-Foster (Iowa State University).Â
Image via WikipediaAt the 2011 Experimental Biology conference in DC, she presented the accuracies of several pedometers of children and adults while walking on a treadmill at four different speeds. Â Â
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Lanningham-Foster, L, Foster, R, Barnes, M, Kracke, E, Kling, S, & Vik, M. (2011) Step counts from two new systems during treadmill walking in children and adults. The FASEB Journal, 25(April), 606. info:/
- April 18, 2011
- 04:23 PM
- 1,122 views
Wii Fit Moves Women into Moderate Intensity Physical Activity - MPA (study)
by Stephen Yang in ExerGame Lab
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In this most recent Wii study, the researched the energy expenditure of young females across different game levels. Of course it makes sense that different levels will require different movements or more intense or more frequent movements, but until now there has been little in the area of level of game play and energy demands.
Population: Adults (young female)Number of Participants: n=8ExerGame Software Title: Wii FitGames: Stepping and HulaLevels: Begi........ Read more »
Worley, J., Rogers, S., & Kraemer, R. (2011) Metabolic Responses To Wii Fitâ„¢ Video Games At Different Game Levels. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 1. DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318207eae9
- April 15, 2011
- 05:30 PM
- 784 views
Virtual Reality in Stroke Rehab: Meta-Analysis (study)
by Stephen Yang in ExerGame Lab
The current study is one specific to upper-body (arm) rehabilitation post-stroke and therefore was limited to only 12 studies totaling 195 patients, of which only 5 were randomized-controlled studies (RCT). So to generalize these findings to all stroke patients would not be recommended, however, the findings do indicate that almost all studies demonstrated improved motor function by using VR. As we've advocated for a long time, virtual reality/exergames/active gaming technology ........ Read more »
Saposnik, G., & Levin, M. (2011) Virtual Reality in Stroke Rehabilitation: A Meta-Analysis and Implications for Clinicians. Stroke. DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.605451
- June 6, 2011
- 09:01 AM
- 771 views
Exergaming Heart Rate and Perceived Exertion Self-Selected Intensities (study)
by Stephen Yang in ExerGame Lab
Abstract
Exergames may be useful for promoting physical activity in younger populations. Heart rate (HRs) responses and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) at self-selected intensities were compared...
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Kraft JA, Russell WD, Bowman TA, Selsor CW 3rd, & Foster GD. (2011) Heart rate and perceived exertion during self-selected intensities for exergaming compared to traditional exercise in college-age participants. Journal of strength and conditioning research / National Strength , 25(6), 1736-42. PMID: 21386720
- April 15, 2011
- 05:22 PM
- 707 views
Does IT Time Predict BMI in children and adolescents? (Study)
by Stephen Yang in ExerGame Lab
Image by gnackgnackgnack via FlickrDoes the time spent using Information Technology (IT) like using the computer, playing video games, and cell phone use predict BMI in children and adolescents? In a new study by Linda Jackson and Colleagues at MSU surveyed more than 400 children and adolescents (mean age 14 years old) over three years and found that IT and video game playing time did not predict BMI as other studies have indicated.
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Jackson, L., von Eye, A., Fitzgerald, H., Witt, E., & Zhao, Y. (2011) Internet use, videogame playing and cell phone use as predictors of children’s body mass index (BMI), body weight, academic performance, and social and overall self-esteem. Computers in Human Behavior, 27(1), 599-604. DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2010.10.019
- April 15, 2011
- 05:18 PM
- 697 views
High intensity exercises reduce CVD risk factors better than aerobic activities in adolescent youth (study)
by Stephen Yang in ExerGame Lab
Image by Jett Loe via FlickrThis article examines the effects of brief, intense exercise in comparison with traditional endurance exercise on both novel and traditional markers of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in youth.
The effects of time and intensity of exercise on novel and established markers of CVD in adolescent youth - Buchan - 2011 - American Journal of Human Biology
Buchan, D., Ollis, S., Young, J., Thomas, N., Cooper, S., Tong, T., Nie, J., Malina, R., & Baker, J. (2011). ........ Read more »
Buchan, D., Ollis, S., Young, J., Thomas, N., Cooper, S., Tong, T., Nie, J., Malina, R., & Baker, J. (2011) The effects of time and intensity of exercise on novel and established markers of CVD in adolescent youth. American Journal of Human Biology. DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.21166
- May 23, 2012
- 03:37 PM
- 621 views
Can Wii Fit #Exergame Help Elderly With Balance & Gait?
by Stephen Yang in ExerGame Lab
The authors wanted to know if playing 3 Wii Fit games (50/50 Challenge, Ski Slalom and Soccer) would be comparable to a typical dynamic functional task, such as gait. They found that stability index...
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Duclos C, Miéville C, Gagnon D, & Leclerc C. (2012) Dynamic stability requirements during gait and standing exergames on the wii fit(R) system in the elderly. Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 9(1), 28. PMID: 22607025
- April 28, 2011
- 11:49 AM
- 607 views
Can We Design a Fit City? (study)
by Stephen Yang in ExerGame Lab
Myth or Fact?
My colleagues and I often discuss the importance of coordinated planning for all municipalities and governments to create a healthier city and citizens. In...
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Herrick, C. (2009) Designing the fit city: public health, active lives, and the (re)instrumentalization of urban space. Environment and Planning A, 41(10), 2437-2454. DOI: 10.1068/a41309
- April 28, 2011
- 08:41 PM
- 604 views
Game-On Girls: Pro-social Outcomes of Co-playing VG with parents (study)
by Stephen Yang in ExerGame Lab
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Can playing video games with your children (co-play) influence behavioral and family outcomes? The authors of this study sought to determine the role...
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Coyne, S., Padilla-Walker, L., Stockdale, L., & Day, R. (2011) Game On… Girls: Associations Between Co-playing Video Games and Adolescent Behavioral and Family Outcomes. Journal of Adolescent Health. DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.11.249
Maloney AE, Bethea TC, Kelsey KS, Marks JT, Paez S, Rosenberg AM, Catellier DJ, Hamer RM, & Sikich L. (2008) A pilot of a video game (DDR) to promote physical activity and decrease sedentary screen time. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 16(9), 2074-80. PMID: 19186332
Paez S, Maloney A, Kelsey K, Wiesen C, & Rosenberg A. (2009) Parental and environmental factors associated with physical activity among children participating in an active video game. Pediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association, 21(3), 245-53. PMID: 19680066
- May 21, 2012
- 01:47 PM
- 566 views
Children with CP Benefit from #exergames
by Stephen Yang in ExerGame Lab
#Exergaming can one way to incorporate more physical activity into the day and hopefully reduce the amount of sedentary time (The irony is not lost as I'm sitting down to write this). Seventeen...
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Howcroft J, Klejman S, Fehlings D, Wright V, Zabjek K, Andrysek J, & Biddiss E. (2012) Active Video Game Play in Children With Cerebral Palsy: Potential for Physical Activity Promotion and Rehabilitation Therapies. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. PMID: 22571917
- November 27, 2010
- 01:34 PM
- 471 views
SNAP = Full Motion exerGaming
by Stephen Yang in ExerGame Lab
Is Playstation Move and Microsoft Kinect the newest motion gaming option? Not quite, Anthony Whitehead has been working in the exergaming space for some time and in 2007 presented his SNAP project (Sensor Networks for Active Play) and more recently revealed some of the data on how effective SNAP could be Exergame effectiveness: what the numbers can tell us Anthony Whitehead Carleton University Hannah Johnston Carleton University Nicole Nixon ........ Read more »
Anthony Whitehead, Nick Crampton, Kaitlyn Fox, & Hannah Johnston. (2007) Sensor networks as video game input devices. Proceedings of the 2007 conference on Future Play. info:/
- May 21, 2012
- 03:36 PM
- 432 views
#Exergame Benefits Review & Improved Body Comp Studies (SciVee)
by Stephen Yang in ExerGame Lab
I just came across SciVee and thought it is a great way to make science and research understandable for the masses. Although the quality of the videos can really vary, it has great potential to...
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Maddison, R., Foley, L., Ni Mhurchu, C., Jiang, Y., Jull, A., Prapavessis, H., Hohepa, M., & Rodgers, A. (2011) Effects of active video games on body composition: a randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 94(1), 156-163. DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.110.009142
Primack, B., Carroll, M., McNamara, M., Klem, M., King, B., Rich, M., Chan, C., & Nayak, S. (2012) Role of Video Games in Improving Health-Related Outcomes : A Systematic Review. American Journal of Preventive Medicine , 42(6), 630-638. info:/10.1016/j.amepre.2012.02.023
- April 9, 2012
- 11:55 PM
- 429 views
ExerGaming Participation in US Youth (study)
by Stephen Yang in ExerGame Lab
How often do US Youth play exergames? According to NHANES 2010 data, 4 out of 10 high school students play exergames / active games on a weekly basis. If played at sufficient intensities and duration, exergaming may be a viable mode for U.S. youth to meet physical activity guidelines.... Read more »
Fulton, J.E., Song, M, Carroll, D.D., & Lee, S.M. (2012) Active Video Game Participation in U.S. Youth: Findings from the National Youth Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey, 2010. Circulation. info:/
- April 7, 2012
- 11:00 AM
- 411 views
Competitive versus cooperative #exergame play on Cognitive Function
by Stephen Yang in ExerGame Lab
For at-risk ethnic minority adolescents, exergaming helped them lose weight (over 10 weeks) and improved executive function skills when compared to a control group. Although there have been many studies in exergaming, most of it has centered around physiological outcomes, but this is one of only a handful of studies that measured cognitive function over a period of time. This study is from Amanda's 2010 dissertation from Georgetown.
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Staiano, A., Abraham, A., & Calvert, S. (2012) Competitive versus cooperative exergame play for African American adolescents' executive function skills: Short-term effects in a long-term training intervention. Developmental Psychology, 48(2), 337-342. DOI: 10.1037/a0026938
- October 1, 2012
- 01:11 PM
- 334 views
Does playing Solo or Vs make a Difference in Kinect or Wii? (Study)
by Stephen Yang in ExerGame Lab
If you thought yes, "you are correct Sir!" According to the current study, playing Xbox Kinectâ„¢ Reflex Ridge resulted in a 1 MET higher rating than Wii Sports Boxing, and playing multiplayer...
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C. O’Donovan, E. Hirsch, E. Holohan, I. McBride, R. McManus, & J. Hussey. (2012) Energy expended playing Xbox Kinect™ and Wii™ games: a preliminary study comparing single and multiplayer modes. Physiotherapy, 98(3), 224-229. DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2012.05.010
Graf DL, Pratt LV, Hester CN, & Short KR. (2009) Playing active video games increases energy expenditure in children. Pediatrics, 124(2), 534-40. PMID: 19596737
Lanningham-Foster L, Foster RC, McCrady SK, Jensen TB, Mitre N, & Levine JA. (2009) Activity-promoting video games and increased energy expenditure. The Journal of pediatrics, 154(6), 819-23. PMID: 19324368
Mellecker RR, & McManus AM. (2008) Energy expenditure and cardiovascular responses to seated and active gaming in children. Archives of pediatrics , 162(9), 886-91. PMID: 18762609
- October 1, 2012
- 01:10 AM
- 317 views
Does playing Solo or Vs make a Difference in Kinect or Wii? (Study)
by Stephen Yang in ExerGame Lab
According to the current study, playing Xbox Kinect™ Reflex Ridge resulted in a 1 MET higher rating than Wii Sports Boxing, and playing multiplayer yielded a 0.5 MET increase compared to solo play... Read more »
C. O’Donovan, E. Hirsch, E. Holohan, I. McBride, R. McManus, & J. Hussey. (2012) Energy expended playing Xbox Kinect™ and Wii™ games: a preliminary study comparing single and multiplayer modes. Physiotherapy, 98(3), 224-229. DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2012.05.010
Graf DL, Pratt LV, Hester CN, & Short KR. (2009) Playing active video games increases energy expenditure in children. Pediatrics, 124(2), 534-40. PMID: 19596737
Lanningham-Foster L, Foster RC, McCrady SK, Jensen TB, Mitre N, & Levine JA. (2009) Activity-promoting video games and increased energy expenditure. The Journal of pediatrics, 154(6), 819-23. PMID: 19324368
Mellecker RR, & McManus AM. (2008) Energy expenditure and cardiovascular responses to seated and active gaming in children. Archives of pediatrics , 162(9), 886-91. PMID: 18762609
- September 27, 2012
- 07:00 PM
- 302 views
Kinect Boxing and Dance Central Exergames Burn Em Up
by Stephen Yang in ExerGame Lab
Using the latest in exergaming equipment including the Kinect sensor, we have the ability to free the game player up from holding any game controllers and move more naturally. Smallwood and colleagues had children play two Kinect games (Sports Boxing and Dance Central) for 15 minutes. As expected, Boxing was more strenuous than Dance Central but unlike other studies, the intensities were only of moderate and light intensities respectively. ... Read more »
Smallwood, SR, Morris, MM, Fallows, SJ, & Buckley, JP. (2012) Physiologic Responses and Energy Expenditure of Kinect Active Video Game Play in Schoolchildren. Archives of pediatrics , 1-5. PMID: 23007801
- May 4, 2012
- 01:46 PM
- 299 views
Energy Expenditure and Enjoyment playing #Exergames (study)
by Stephen Yang in ExerGame Lab
What are the differences between #exergaming and sedentary gaming in terms of energy expenditure and enjoyment? This is one of my main research interests but primarily in children and...
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Lyons EJ, Tate DF, Ward DS, Bowling JM, Ribisl KM, & Kalyararaman S. (2011) Energy expenditure and enjoyment during video game play: differences by game type. Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 43(10), 1987-93. PMID: 21364477
- October 1, 2012
- 12:41 PM
- 286 views
Kinect Boxing and Dance Central Exergames Burn Em Up (Study)
by Stephen Yang in ExerGame Lab
Using the latest in exergaming equipment including the Kinect sensor, we have the ability to free the game player up from holding any game controllers and move more naturally. Smallwood and...
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Smallwood, SR, Morris, MM, Fallows, SJ, & Buckley, JP. (2012) Physiologic Responses and Energy Expenditure of Kinect Active Video Game Play in Schoolchildren. Archives of pediatrics , 1-5. PMID: 23007801
- September 22, 2012
- 05:00 PM
- 268 views
Wii Balance Board Good for PD?
by Stephen Yang in ExerGame Lab
:Impaired postural stability places individuals with Parkinson's at an increased risk for falls. Given the high incidence of fall-related injuries within this population, ongoing assessment of postural stability is important.Objective:To evaluate the validity of the Nintendo Wii(®) balance board as a measurement tool for the assessment of postural stability in individuals with Parkinson's.... Read more »
Holmes JD, Jenkins ME, Johnson AM, Hunt MA, & Clark RA. (2012) Validity of the Nintendo Wii(R) balance board for the assessment of standing balance in Parkinson's disease. Clinical rehabilitation. PMID: 22960241
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