Mohd Sidek, Nur Nashruha and Mat Rosly, Maziah and Abd Razak, Nasrul Anuar (2023) Children's physiological and perceptual responses to sports exergames when played in different positions. Children-Basel, 10 (9). ISSN 2227-9067, DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/children10091489.
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Today's children are prone to becoming involved in exergames, but their positions during play have not been sufficiently investigated to determine whether the positions they adopt result in equal responses. The design of this study involved the collection of physiological and perceptual responses (i.e., heart rate (HR), rating of perceived exertion, and enjoyment score) during exergames in three different sports (bowling, tennis, and boxing) with players in different positions (sitting and standing). The participants played each game for 10 min while their HR was recorded. After the gameplay, each perceptual response was retrieved. The results revealed a significant increase in HR above rest during exergaming overall (p < 0.001). Standing gameplay resulted in a significantly higher HR (p < 0.001) than seated gameplay. Compared to tennis and bowling, boxing produced the highest physiological response (p < 0.001) and perceived exertion (p < 0.05) in both positions. The participants perceived all the sports exergames to be enjoyable, as their enjoyment scores did not significantly differ for each game (p > 0.5). For all the variables, no statistically significant differences between genders were identified (p > 0.5). This home-based intervention demonstrated that sports exergames are not only enjoyable; overall, they can provide at least moderately intense physical activity, whether played seated or standing.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | None |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Active video game; Adolescent; Enjoyment; Heart rate; Perceived exertion |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Nov 2025 13:07 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Nov 2025 13:07 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/48646 |
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