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"Exergames for health and fitness: the roles of GPS and geosocial apps"

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  1. chdot
    Admin

    Well that's the title...

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    Large numbers of children and adolescents in Canada, UK and USA are not getting their recommended daily dose of moderate to vigorous physical activity, and are thus more prone to obesity and its ill health effects. Exergames (video games that require physical activity to play) are rapidly gaining user acceptance, and may have the potential to increase physical activity levels among young people. Mobile exergames for GPS (global positioning system)- enabled smartphones and mini-tablets take players outdoors, in the open air, unlike console exergames, e.g., Xbox 360 Kinect exergames, which limit players to playing indoors in front of a TV set.

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    http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/pdf/1476-072X-12-18.pdf

    Posted 11 years ago #

  2. Snowy
    Member

    Let's not limit it to children and adolescents :-)
    I've started playing Ingress (a GPS based game from Google, sort of capture-the-flag but with bells on, still in beta though) and am finding that a bike is the perfect way of playing.
    Any other CCE'rs playing it?

    Posted 11 years ago #

  3. steveo
    Member

    First I've heard of it, any good?

    Posted 11 years ago #

  4. Snowy
    Member

    Well, one side effect is that it persuades you to visit places you've never been before, which is never a bad thing as long as you keep your wits about you!

    Posted 11 years ago #

  5. spytfyre
    Member

    Bump
    I've been playing this for a few months and have walked over 400km though a chunk of that we'll be cycling, got a BTR bike pouch for phone on cross bar with space under the water proof touch sensitive cover for battery pack for phone (playing the game eats battery) out also has earphones out rubber slot which I used to input solar panel cable run from panel tied to pannier.
    Like already said it's made me go further and see and learn things about places I have never paid attention to before. Also meet lots of friendly geeks with monthly pub gatherings, talk tactics and plan control of the city...
    I strongly suggest people with android phones give it a try, coming for iPhone in future I believe, join the resistance side if you do so I can help level you up along with mcgs who plays too. Give it a go it's very addictive.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  6. steveo
    Member

    I can vouch for the addictiveness, though I've not put in nearly as much effort as spytfyre. I generally only play on my longer walk commutes or if I've decided to go for a longer ride after work I'll swing by more out of the way waypoints.

    Posted 10 years ago #

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