Serious Video Games for Health: How Behavioral Science Guided the Development of a Serious Video Game

Thompson, Debbe; Baranowski, Tom; Buday, Richard; Baranowski, Janice; Thompson, Victoria J.; Jago, Russell; Griffith, Melissa Juliano

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“…Segundo a Elaboration Likelihood Model (28) a história do jogo deverá ser credível, atrativa e agradável para que possa ter efeito de persuasão junto do respetivo público-alvo (24). Por seu lado, a Teoria Sociocognitiva de Bandura (29) valoriza a criação de objetivos, a modelagem e o desenvolvimento das capacidades ao longo do jogo (24).…”

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“…The videogames therefore present opportunities for skills training and motor expansion and promotion of physical activity for this population (14). Several studies (21,24) support the use of exergames as promoters of change in feeding behavior. However, the effectiveness of interventions with exergames is not consensual.…”

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“…According to the Elaboration Likelihood Model (28) the story of the game needs to be credible, attractive and pleasant so that it has a persuasive effect on the target audience (24). For its part, the socio-cognitive theory of Bandura (29) values the creation of goals, modeling and development of skills throughout the game (24).…”

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Promoting physical activity through video games based on self-behavioral models

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33 Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research J o r n a l d e I n v e s t i g a ç ã o B i o m é d i c a e B i o f a r m a c ê u t i c a Promoting physical activity through video games based on self-behavioral models AbstractPhysical activity is an essential component of a healthy lifestyle, promoting health and preventing various chronic diseases. Despite this evidence, it is known that the younger generations invest much time in sedentary activities such as television viewing, videogames or reading, which potentially can lead to an increase in the prevalence of sedentary behaviors in adulthood. These behaviors have been identified as factors of disturbance in the balance between intake and energy expenditure, contributing to the increasing number of overweight and obese people and, further downstream, the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and cancer (among others). The emergence of the Exergames (videogames that involve physical activity, either light, moderate or intense) and games whose narrative alters pathogenic beliefs, contrary to the potential risk effect of gaming, by combining the playful context of videogames with physical activity (mild to intense). This study discusses some salutogenic principles of a new generation of videogames where virtual and real come together, ipromoting salutogenic behavioral patterns, namely through greater energy expenditure. The ideas are based on theoretical and empirical contributions from health psychology, in addition to the potential of computer technology applicable to traditional videogames and Exergames Keywords: Videogames, sedentary behaviors, obesity, physical activity, self-regulation. ResumoA atividade física é uma componente essencial de um estilo de vida promotor de saúde e com potencial de prevenção para diversas doenças crónicas. Apesar desta evidência, é sabido que as gerações mais novas investem muito tempo em atividades sedentárias, como o visionamento de televisão, a prática de videojogos ou a leitura, com potencial aumento de prevalência de comportamentos sedentários na vida adulta. Estes comportamentos têm sido identificados como fatores de perturbação no balanço entre aporte e dispêndio energético, contribuindo para o aumento da prevalência do excesso de peso e da obesidade e, mais a jusante, da prevalência de doenças cardiovascular e oncológica (entre outras). A emergência dos exergames (videojogos que implicam atividade física, de ligeira a intensa) e de jogos cuja narrativa permita a alteração de crenças patogénicas, contraria o efeito potencial de risco dos videojogos, ao combinar o contexto lúdico dos videojogos à atividade física. Com base em contributos teóricos e empíricos da psicologia da saúde, e recorrendo às potencialidades informáticas aplicáveis aos videojogos tradicionais e aos exergames, fundamentam-se neste artigo alguns princípios salutogénicos de uma nova geração de videojogos, em que o virtual e o real se conjugam, na promoção de padrões comportamentais salutogénicos, nomeadamente através de maior gasto energético.

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“…Exposure to characters in the storylines may facilitate observational learning and influence health behaviors, particularly when readers relate to the characters in the comics and consider them role models [30]. The development of entertainment-education narratives draws greatly on SCT by using role models to perform new behaviors [31] [32] [33]. Thus, manga comics with health messages guided by the NTT and SCT may be an effective vehicle to promote healthy eating behaviors.…”

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A Web-Based Interactive Tool to Reduce Childhood Obesity Risk in Urban Minority Youth: Usability Testing Study (Preprint)

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“…[11][12][13] Serious videogames have the dual purpose of both entertaining and changing behavior. 14,15 Exergames are a type of serious videogame that requires the player to move his or her body to play the game. 16 Because Exergames require bodily movement, they could be a fun and motivational method for encouraging youth to be more physically active.…”

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Development of a Teen-Focused Exergame

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Rajendran

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Games for Health Journal

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Introduction: Exergames require body movement to play and may be an effective method for enhancing teen physical activity (PA). However, results have been mixed. Innovative methods are needed to develop Exergames that increase and maintain PA. Self-representational avatars, or avatars created from a digital image of an individual, may increase PA (e.g., intensity, duration) during Exergame play. This article addresses this novel idea by describing the development of an Exergame played with a self-representational avatar. Materials and Methods: Twelve-to 14-year-olds, stratified by gender, body mass index, and PA, were invited to participate in two rounds of data collection. Each round consisted of an online survey, followed by a telephone interview to ensure comprehension of survey responses. After the first round, an Exergame prototype and the system for creating the self-representational avatar were created. A second round of data was collected to obtain information with which to create a fully functional Exergame and the avatar creation system. Results: Forty-eight teens were recruited. The sample was multi-ethnic (41.7% White, 37.5% Black, 18.8% Hispanic, 2.1% Mixed/Other). Complete data were obtained on 48 teens in the first round of data collection and on 43 teens in the second round. Teens provided important information regarding preferences and expectations. Gender similarities and differences were observed. Conclusion: This research contributes to the body of knowledge regarding how to design an appealing Exergame for teens navigated by a self-representational avatar.

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Serious Video Games for Health: How Behavioral Science Guided the Development of a Serious Video Game

Cited by 323 publications

References 35 publications

Promoting physical activity through video games based on self-behavioral models

Promoting physical activity through video games based on self-behavioral models

A Web-Based Interactive Tool to Reduce Childhood Obesity Risk in Urban Minority Youth: Usability Testing Study (Preprint)

Development of a Teen-Focused Exergame

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