Objective: This article reviews theoretical and empirical evidence related to three
mechanisms for encouraging enjoyment during exergame play: Feedback, challenge, and …

Video game design requires a user-centered approach to ensure that the experience
enjoyed by players is as good as possible. However, the nature of player–video game …

Thanks to the decreasing cost of whole-body sensing technology and its increasing
reliability, there is an increasing interest in, and understanding of, the role played by body …

Electronic sports (eSports) and other variants of 'digital sports' have increased in popularity
all over the world and may even come to challenge hegemonic concepts of sport. More …

One rising trend in today's consumer electronics is the wearable devices, eg, smartwatches.
With tens of millions of smartwatches shipped, however, the security implications of such …

An ever more sedentary lifestyle is a serious problem in our society. Enhancing people's
exercise adherence through technology remains an important research challenge. We …

Immersive virtual reality allows people to inhabit avatar bodies that differ from their own, and
this can produce significant psychological and physiological effects. The concept of …

People's mental representations of their own body are malleable and continuously updated
through sensory cues. Altering one's body-representation can lead to changes in object …

Movement-based digital games are becoming increasingly popular, yet there is limited
comprehensive guidance on how to design these games. We present a set of guidelines for …

Pain-related emotions are a major barrier to effective self rehabilitation in chronic pain.
Automated coaching systems capable of detecting these emotions are a potential solution …