Closing the loop in exergaming - Health benefits of biocybernetic adaptation in senior adults

Muñoz, John Edison; Cameirão, M.; Bermúdez i Badia, S.; Gouveia, E. Rubio

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Exergames help senior players to get physically active by promoting fun and enjoyment while exercising. However, most exergames are not designed to produce recommended levels of exercise that elicit adequate physical responses for optimal training in the aged population. In this project, we developed physiological computing technologies to overcome this issue by making real-time adaptations in a custom exergame based on recommendations for targeted heart rate (HR) levels. This biocybernetic adaptation was evaluated against conventional cardiorespiratory training in a group of active senior adults through a floor-projected exergame and a smartwatch to record HR data. Results showed that the physiologically-augmented exergame leads players to exert around 40% more time in the recommended HR levels, compared to the conventional training, avoiding over exercising and maintaining good enjoyment levels. Finally, we made available our biocybernetic adaptation software tool to enable the creation of physiological adaptive videogames, permitting the replication of our study.

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Exergames Biocybernetic loops Cardiorespiratory fitness Heart rate Senior adults Physiological computing . Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e da Engenharia

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Muñoz, J. E., Cameirão, M., Bermúdez i Badia, S., & Gouveia, E. R. (2018, October). Closing the loop in exergaming-health benefits of biocybernetic adaptation in senior adults. In Proceedings of the 2018 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (pp. 329-339).