Abstract:

Sports are entertaining and engaging means to improve people’s athletic abilities and physical condition. However, it is difficult for many people to engage in such social sports frequently. I first introduce the vision of pervasive social exergames, allowing exercisers to freely meet and play exergames, which offers fun and enjoyable in-game interactions online. To realize this vision, I present three major approaches in (1) designing fun and interactive in-game social interaction based on popular exercises, (2) prototyping and evaluating exercise device-based game controllers, and (3) employing heterogeneous exercises in one game to maximize exercisers' opportunities to play games together. If time permits, I will share my experiences and lessons obtained from creating life-immersive applications using ubiquitous and mobile technology.

Bio:

Host:

Dr. Xiaoming Liu