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Using VR for Fitness Training – Pilot Study

Alce, Günter LU ; Hansson, Adrian and Mårtensson, Knut (2019) 16th EuroVR International Conference, EuroVR 2019
 In Lecture Notes in Computer Scence 11883. p.97-115
Abstract
In the digitalized era, we do less and less physical work, which in turn leads to less physical activities. Many different wearables and applications try to motivate us to exercise more but people stop using them after a couple of months. One of the reasons people stop using them is because they serve as a post-activity viewing and not as a motivator. Meanwhile, the gaming industry has spent years of perfecting the art of creating addictive games. One idea is to utilize other technology such as virtual reality (VR) to encourage people to exercise more. VR is a computer-generated world, which tracks users and can give users an illusion of participating in a synthetic environment. This paper aims to introduce a Fitness VR application, which... (More)
In the digitalized era, we do less and less physical work, which in turn leads to less physical activities. Many different wearables and applications try to motivate us to exercise more but people stop using them after a couple of months. One of the reasons people stop using them is because they serve as a post-activity viewing and not as a motivator. Meanwhile, the gaming industry has spent years of perfecting the art of creating addictive games. One idea is to utilize other technology such as virtual reality (VR) to encourage people to exercise more. VR is a computer-generated world, which tracks users and can give users an illusion of participating in a synthetic environment. This paper aims to introduce a Fitness VR application, which was developed and evaluated. The application contains three exercises and a mindfulness scene, the evaluation focus on how different gamification and interaction techniques can be used to motivate users to exercise more. Initial findings show that the participants find the Fitness VR application fun and motivating. (Less)
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International Conference on Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality : 16th EuroVR International Conference, EuroVR 2019 Tallinn, Estonia, October 23–25, 2019 - 16th EuroVR International Conference, EuroVR 2019 Tallinn, Estonia, October 23–25, 2019
series title
Lecture Notes in Computer Scence
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11883
pages
97 - 115
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Springer
conference name
16th EuroVR International Conference, EuroVR 2019<br/>
conference location
Tallinn, Estonia
conference dates
2019-10-23 - 2019-10-25
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  • scopus:85075669708
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0302-9743
1611-3349
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978-3-030-31908-3
978-3-030-31907-6
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10.1007/978-3-030-31908-3_7
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English
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  author       = {{Alce, Günter and Hansson, Adrian and Mårtensson, Knut}},
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  title        = {{Using VR for Fitness Training – Pilot Study}},
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  doi          = {{10.1007/978-3-030-31908-3_7}},
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