Comments on: Active Computer Games Symposium ISBNPA 2008 http://www.gamersizescience.org/2008/05/symposium-isbnpa-2008/ The Quest for the "Perfect" ExerGame Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:55:35 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Richard Coshott http://www.gamersizescience.org/2008/05/symposium-isbnpa-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Richard Coshott Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:49:31 +0000 http://www.gamersizescience.org/?p=45#comment-20 Very interesting point, which I'm sure no one would disagree with! I've seen the stepping stone work, by replacing gaming with exergaming and not by replacing traditional activities I must add! As each child takes the journey of increased confidence and physical ability at different rates, it will be hard to say how long an exergame needs to keep them engaged. On the side of caution I would go for more sustainable rather than less to make sure the kids don't drop short of traditional play. Very interesting point, which I’m sure no one would disagree with!

I’ve seen the stepping stone work, by replacing gaming with exergaming and not by replacing traditional activities I must add!

As each child takes the journey of increased confidence and physical ability at different rates, it will be hard to say how long an exergame needs to keep them engaged.

On the side of caution I would go for more sustainable rather than less to make sure the kids don’t drop short of traditional play.

]]> By: Biray http://www.gamersizescience.org/2008/05/symposium-isbnpa-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Biray Tue, 27 May 2008 15:06:27 +0000 http://www.gamersizescience.org/?p=45#comment-14 Sometimes exergames are meant to be stepping stones to traditional activities, not necessarily a replacement. Hopefully the fact that games lost their popularity and kids turned in favor to traditional activities isn't being viewed as a negative outcome of exergames... Sometimes exergames are meant to be stepping stones to traditional activities, not necessarily a replacement. Hopefully the fact that games lost their popularity and kids turned in favor to traditional activities isn’t being viewed as a negative outcome of exergames…

]]> By: Richard Coshott http://www.gamersizescience.org/2008/05/symposium-isbnpa-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Richard Coshott Tue, 27 May 2008 07:56:43 +0000 http://www.gamersizescience.org/?p=45#comment-13 Brilliant article. The debate is right on the pulse of the exergaming issue. <blockquote> Two key issues were how much of the participation effect is due to a “novelty factor” and would “Active Video Games” just “steal” physical activity time from more traditional play activities? </blockquote> Was any exergaming solution, apart from Gamercize, discussed that allow all games to be used, avoiding the novelty factor, or that steals activity time from sedentary computer games instead of traditional play? Brilliant article. The debate is right on the pulse of the exergaming issue.

Two key issues were how much of the participation effect is due to a “novelty factor” and would “Active Video Games” just “steal” physical activity time from more traditional play activities?

Was any exergaming solution, apart from Gamercize, discussed that allow all games to be used, avoiding the novelty factor, or that steals activity time from sedentary computer games instead of traditional play?

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