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Integrating physical activity data in videogames with user-centered dashboards

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Danielle Hagood,

Cynthia Carter Ching,

Sara SchaeferAuthors Info & Claims

LAK '16: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge

Pages 530 - 531

https://doi.org/10.1145/2883851.2883958

Published: 25 April 2016 Publication History

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To promote healthy awareness and activity learning, we gave 12-to 14-year-old youth activity monitors (Fitbits) to track their physical activity, which was then integrated into a videogame we created. The players' real-world steps transform into in-game resources needed for gameplay. In addition to requiring real-world steps for various in-game activities, a dashboard in this game presents visual representations of activity patterns, ostensibly informing students about patterns of their own activity. In this paper and poster, we discuss challenges in initial designs of our dashboard. We present findings and challenges in the process of creating a user-centered dashboard and conclude with our future design goals.

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LAK '16: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge

April 2016

567 pages

ISBN:9781450341905

DOI:10.1145/2883851

General Chairs:
Dragan Gašević
University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Grace Lynch
Society for Learning Analytics Research
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Shane Dawson
University of South Australia
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Hendrik Drachsler
University of the Netherlands
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Carolyn Penstein Rosé
Carnegie Mellon University

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