Journal
CHILD DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES
Volume 5, Issue 2, Pages 93-98Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-8606.2011.00162.x
Keywords
exergames; youth; obesity control; social development; cognitive development
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- NIDDK NIH HHS [T32 DK064584-07, T32 DK064584, P30 DK072476] Funding Source: Medline
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Digital games combining exercise with game play, known as exergames, can improve youths' health status and provide social and academic benefits. Exergame play increases caloric expenditure, heart rate, and coordination. Psychosocial and cognitive impacts of exergame play may include increased self-esteem, social interaction, motivation, attention, and visual-spatial skills. This article summarizes the literature on exergames, with a special emphasis on physical education courses and the potential of exergames to improve students' physical health, as well as transfer effects that may benefit related physical, social, and academic outcomes.
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