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Active video games and energy expenditure among the overweight children
Author/s:
Brandt, A. M. ; Haddock, B. L. ; Joung-Kyue, H.; Siegel, S. R. ; Wilkin, L. D.
Citation:
Haddock, B. L., Brandt, A. M., Siegel, S. R., Wilkin, L. D., & Joung-Kyue, H. (2008). Active video games and energy expenditure among the overweight children. International Journal of Fitness, 4(2), 17-23.
Keywords:
active gaming; children; exercise; exergaming; fitness; obesity; wiiHealth Topic:
Exercise and Fitness; Obesity and Weight LossTarget Population:
ChildrenPublication Type:
Journal Article Continue Reading Active video games and energy expenditure among the overweight childrenEnergy expenditure and enjoyment during video game play: Differences by game type
Author/s:
Bowling, J. M. ; Kalyararaman, S.; Lyons, E. J. ; Ribisl, K. M. ; Tate, D. F. ; Ward, D. S.
Citation:
Lyons, E. J., Tate, D. F., Ward, D. S., Bowling, J. M., Ribisl, K. M., & Kalyararaman, S. (2011). Energy expenditure and enjoyment during video game play: Differences by game type. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 43(10), 1987-1993.
The effects of children's goals for learning on video game performance
Author/s:
Blumberg, F. C.
Citation:
Blumberg, F. C. (2000). The effects of children's goals for learning on video game performance. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 21(6), 641-653.
Keywords:
attention; children; game play; learning; sega game gear; strategyHealth Topic:
CognitionTarget Population:
ChildrenPublication Type:
Journal Article Continue Reading The effects of children's goals for learning on video game performanceMobile phones assisting with health self-care: A diabetes case study
Author/s:
Berbers, Y.; Preuveneers, D.
Citation:
Preuveneers, D. & Berbers, Y. (2008). Mobile phones assisting with health self-care: A diabetes case study. In Proceedings of the 10th international Conference on Human Computer interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 02 - 05, 2008). MobileHCI '08. New York, NY: ACM.
Continue Reading Mobile phones assisting with health self-care: A diabetes case studyComparison of acute exercise responses beween conventional video gaming and isometric resistance exergaming
Author/s:
Bonetti, A. J. ; Danoff, J. V. ; Drury, D. D. ; Miller, T. A.
Citation:
Bonetti, A. J., Drury, D. D., Danoff, J. V., & Miller, T. A. (2010). Comparison of acute exercise responses beween conventional video gaming and isometric resistance exergaming. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 24(7), 1799-1803.
Two-dimensional representation of movement through three-dimensional space: The role of video game expertise
Author/s:
Brannon, C. ; Greenfield, P. M. ; Lohr, D.
Citation:
Greenfield, P. M., Brannon, C., & Lohr, D. (1996). Two-dimensional representation of movement through three-dimensional space: The role of video game expertise. In P. M. Greenfield & R. R. Cocking (Eds.), Interacting With Video (pp. 169-185). New York: Ablex Publishing.
Keywords:
game play; students; visual-spatial; young adultsHealth Topic:
CognitionTarget Population:
Young AdultsPublication Type:
Book Continue Reading Two-dimensional representation of movement through three-dimensional space: The role of video game expertiseVirtual reality in eating disorders
Author/s:
Banos, R. M.; Botella, C. ; Perpina, C.
Citation:
Perpina, C., Botella, C., & Banos, R. M. (2003). Virtual reality in eating disorders. European Eating Disorders Review, 11(3), 261-278.
Keywords:
anorexia; anxiety; bulimia; eating disorders; females; patients; therapy; virtual realityHealth Topic:
Disorders and Disabilities; Food and Nutrition; Mental HealthTarget Population:
General AudiencePublication Type:
Journal Article Continue Reading Virtual reality in eating disordersElectronic games and environmental factors associated with childhood obesity in Switzerland
Author/s:
Signer, T. M. ; Stettler, N. ; Suter, P. M.
Citation:
Stettler, N., Signer, T. M., & Suter, P. M. (2004). Electronic games and environmental factors associated with childhood obesity in Switzerland. Obesity Research, 12(6), 896-903.