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Quintas, Alejandro; Bustamante, Juan-Carlos – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2023
Background: Exergames are a new socio-technological phenomenon consisting of digital motor games that aim to stimulate players' motor skills. The physical-motor component of exergames has been well studied, but knowing more about their possible psychological effects in the school context is interesting to promote physical exercise practice.…
Descriptors: Gamification, Educational Games, Video Games, Psychomotor Skills
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Lucht, Martina; Heidig, Steffi – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2013
This article describes HOPSCOTCH, a design concept for an "exer-learning game" to engage elementary school children in learning. Exer-learning is a new genre of digital learning games that combines playing and learning with physical activity (exercise). HOPSCOTCH is a first design concept for exer-learning games that can be applied to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Electronic Learning, Computer Games
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Lindberg, Renny; Seo, Jungryul; Laine, Teemu H. – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2016
Increases in the numbers of obese and overweight children are a major issue in post-industrial societies because obesity can lead to severe health-related problems. In addition, many challenges affect the quantity and quality of physical education (PE) provided by schools. Exergames that combine exercise with gaming have been recognized as a…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Educational Games, Exercise, Telecommunications