The effect of familiarity on older adults’ engagement in exergames

• Main Authors: Zhang, Hao, Miao, Chunyan, Wu, Qiong, Tao, Xuehong, Shen, Zhiqi
• Other Authors: Interdisciplinary Graduate School (IGS)
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Social sciences::Recreation; Familiarity; Exergame
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/139502
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

With entertaining game graphics and tasks, exergames can provide benefits for older adults to effectively exercise their physical and mental capabilities. However, it is sometimes difficult for exergames to engage older adults due to maladaptation. In this work, we suggest that the feeling of famili...