Mixed reality empowerment for enhancing physical exercise
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In this paper we explore the ways to motivate and enhance physical exercise by boosting users’ abilities in both physical and in virtual worlds. Moreover, we discuss how skill exaggeration and ability boosting in an exergame could affect the players’ and audience’s perception of skill and fitness. Finally, we discuss research questions and hypotheses for studying these concepts.
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تاریخ انتشار 2014