Designing for Movement Quality in Exergames: Lessons Learned from Observing Senior Citizens Playing Stepping Games

Nina Skjæret, Ather Nawaz, Kristine Ystmark, Yngve Dahl, Jorunn L Helbostad, Dag Svanæs, Beatrix Vereijken

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Abstract

Exergames are increasingly used as an exercise intervention to reduce fall risk in elderly. However, few exergames have been designed specifically for elderly, and we lack knowledge about the characteristics of the movements elicited by exergames and thereby about their potential to train functions important for fall risk reduction. Objective: This study investigates game elements and older players' movement characteristics during stepping exergames in order to inform exergame design for movement quality in the context of fall preventive exercise.
Original languageEnglish
JournalGerontology
Volume61
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)186-194
Number of pages9
ISSN0304-324X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Elderly
  • Exergames
  • Movement characteristics
  • Stepping
  • Falls

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