Use of active video games to increase physical activity in children: a (virtual) reality? Foley, Louise and Maddison, Ralph 2010, Use of active video games to increase physical activity in children: a (virtual) reality?, Pediatric exercise science, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 7-20, doi: 10.1123/pes.22.1.7. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Use of active video games to increase physical activity in children: a (virtual) reality? Author(s) Foley, Louise Maddison, Ralph orcid.org/0000-0001-8564-5518 Journal name Pediatric exercise science Volume number 22 Issue number 1 Start page 7 End page 20 Total pages 14 Publisher Human Kinetics Place of publication [Champaign, Ill.] Publication date 2010-02 ISSN 0899-8493 1543-2920 Keyword(s) Body Composition Child Child Welfare Databases, Bibliographic Energy Metabolism Exercise Female Health Promotion Humans Male Motor Activity Sedentary Lifestyle User-Computer Interface Video Games Summary There has been increased research interest in the use of active video games (in which players physically interact with images onscreen) as a means to promote physical activity in children. The aim of this review was to assess active video games as a means of increasing energy expenditure and physical activity behavior in children. Studies were obtained from computerized searches of multiple electronic bibliographic databases. The last search was conducted in December 2008. Eleven studies focused on the quantification of the energy cost associated with playing active video games, and eight studies focused on the utility of active video games as an intervention to increase physical activity in children. Compared with traditional nonactive video games, active video games elicited greater energy expenditure, which was similar in intensity to mild to moderate intensity physical activity. The intervention studies indicate that active video games may have the potential to increase free-living physical activity and improve body composition in children; however, methodological limitations prevent definitive conclusions. Future research should focus on larger, methodologically sound intervention trials to provide definitive answers as to whether this technology is effective in promoting long-term physical activity in children. Language eng DOI 10.1123/pes.22.1.7 Field of Research 110699 Human Movement and Sports Science not elsewhere classified 1106 Human Movement And Sports Science 1114 Paediatrics And Reproductive Medicine 1302 Curriculum And Pedagogy Socio Economic Objective 920499 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2010, Human Kinetics Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30081972 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 07 Mar 2016, 14:28:51 EST Tue, 08 Mar 2016, 04:04:52 EST Tue, 08 Mar 2016, 05:10:34 EST Fri, 23 Sep 2016, 13:52:41 EST Fri, 23 Sep 2016, 13:56:35 EST Fri, 23 Sep 2016, 13:57:49 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 99 times in TR Web of Science Cited 100 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 260 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 07 Mar 2016, 14:28:51 EST

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