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Immersion in Virtual Reality Can Increase Exercise Motivation and Physical Performance

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Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality: Applications in Health, Cultural Heritage, and Industry: 10th International Conference, VAMR 2018, Held as Part of HCI International 2018, Las Vegas, NV, USA, July 15-20, 2018, Proceedings, Part II

Pages 94 - 102

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91584-5_8

Published: 15 July 2018 Publication History

Abstract

We present an experimental study evaluating the effectiveness of immersive virtual reality games (combined with stationary cycling) on health-related physical activity in comparison to stationary cycling with the same game in a non-immersive (2D) setting. In the experiment, participants were asked to play a cycling video game with a stationary bike either in the immersive virtual reality (3D VR) environment or in a traditional 2D (Non-VR) display setting. Based on several theories, we anticipate that users of immersive virtual reality will feel more present in the game be induced to physically performed better than when they played the same game with a traditional 2D screen. In addition, we also expect to see people who are eager to accept and use a new technology will show better cycling performance in an immersive virtual environment than people who think accepting the newest technology in a timely manner is not very important for their lives.

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Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality: Applications in Health, Cultural Heritage, and Industry: 10th International Conference, VAMR 2018, Held as Part of HCI International 2018, Las Vegas, NV, USA, July 15-20, 2018, Proceedings, Part II

Jul 2018

384 pages

ISBN:978-3-319-91583-8

DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-91584-5

Editors:
Jessie Y.C. Chen
US Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, USA
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Gino Fragomeni
US Army Research Laboratory, Orlando, Florida, USA

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