Encouraging physical activity with a game-based mobile application: FitPet

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Conference object , Other literature type 01 Oct 2015Publisher:IEEEJournal:2015 IEEE Games Entertainment Media Conference (GEM)

Authors: Xin Tong 0004; Diane Gromala; Chris D. Shaw; Weina Jin;

doi: 10.1109/gem.2015.7377251

Encouraging physical activity with a game-based mobile application: FitPet

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Wearable trackers and mobile applications can facilitate self-reflection of doing physical activity. The gamification process incorporates game design elements with persuasive systems in order to encourage more physical activities. In this paper, the design of a mobile game, FitPet, is introduced. FitPet is a mobile application that combines ubiquity and simplicity of mobile devices with the engagement of computing games, intended to motivate people to incorporate more walking into their daily life routine.

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