Gamification of walking in nature: A field experiment with Pokémon GO Routes

S Laato, S Rauti, B Kordyaka, K Papangelis… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
There are numerous benefits from regularly walking in nature, and today's mobile
technologies have the potential to encourage people to do so. Past research has showed …

Augmented future: tracing the trajectory of location-based augmented reality gaming for the next ten years

S Laato, H Söbke, MF Baer - i-com, 2024 - degruyter.com
Location-based games are a highly technology-dependent game genre that has witnessed
an exponential increase in popularity with the democratisation of smartphones as well as …

The Jade Gateway to Exergaming: How Socio-Cultural Factors Shape Exergaming Among East Asian Older Adults

R Hadi Mogavi, J Son, S Yang, DM Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Exergaming, blending exercise and gaming, improves the physical and mental health of
older adults. We currently do not fully know the factors that drive older adults to either …

Are stress and engagement in toxicity associated with sleep quality? A study with League of Legends players

B Kordyaka, S Laato, S Weber… - Proceedings of the ACM on …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Today, millions of people worldwide play popular multiplayer online battle arena games
(MOBAs) such as League of Legends. MOBAs are designed to require real-time teamwork to …

Move, React, Repeat! The Role of Continuous Cues in Immersive Exergames

S Karaosmanoglu, M Wegner, S Cmentowski… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Immersive virtual reality (VR) exergames blend playful environments with physical activities.
In such games, providing continuous cues, ie, real-time indications of how the movements …

From Novelty to Clinical Practice: Exploring VR Exergames with Physical Therapists

M Chiu, E Tochilnikova, C Harteveld - … of the ACM on Human-Computer …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
The COVID-19 pandemic, the rise of telehealth and virtual medicine, and the increased
accessibility of commercial VR headsets have created opportunities to revitalize the physical …

Understanding User Needs for Injury Recovery with Augmented Reality

J Kandel, S Kasumarthi, DA Szafir - arxiv preprint arxiv:2410.07422, 2024 - arxiv.org
Physical therapy (PT) plays a crucial role in muscle injury recovery, but people struggle to
adhere to and perform PT exercises correctly from home. To support challenges faced with …

Flame and Fortune: The Connection Between Toxic Behavior and In-game Purchasing in Multiplayer Online Games

B Kordyaka, NA Beres, R Kowert, S Laato… - … Proceedings of the …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
The extant scholarship on player toxicity in multiplayer online games has focused on the
harms that it causes to players, communities, and developers, and has assumed, that it is in …

FitFest: Designing a Narrative-driven Exergame to Engage Active Seniors in Physical Activity

E Freitas, H Noronha, C França, É Gouveia… - Proceedings of the 27th …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Exergaming is a modern approach frequently used to promote physical activity at all ages
while playing digital games. Given that physical health deteriorates with age, that older …

From Virtual Gains to Real Pains: Potential Harms of Immersive Exergames

S Cmentowski, S Karaosmanoglu… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Digitalization and virtualization are parts of our everyday lives in almost all aspects ranging
from work, education, and communication to entertainment. A novel step in this direction is …