BACKGROUND Active video games may contribute to reducing time spent in sedentary activities, increasing physical activity and preventing excessive weight gain in adolescents. Active video gaming can, however, only be beneficial for weight management when it replaces sedentary activities and not other physical activity, and when it is not associated with a higher energy intake. The current study...

The present study examines video game playing as it relates to attention problems and impulsiveness in a sample of 3,034 children and adolescents from Singapore measured over 3 years. Consistent with previous research, those who spend more time playing video games subsequently have more attention problems, even when earlier attention problems, sex, age, race, and socioeconomic status are statis...

0747-5632/$ see front matter 2012 Elsevier Ltd. A http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2012.04.018 ⇑ Corresponding author. E-mail addresses: [email protected] (B.D. Hom edu (E.O. Hayward), [email protected] (J. Frye), ja The present study explores the relation among different characteristics of preadolescents and their video game habits and preferences. Specifically, the predictive power of age...

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect and difference between small side games (SSG) with tournament (SSGT) on aerobic endurance (endurance) skills in playing football. method used research is a quasi experimental design random pretest-posttest control group design. instrument HTPE (The Handball Tactical Performance) measure while Bronco test endurance. results showed that there ...

In this paper we present Virtual Reality Game Interface (VRGI) that is an interface to conventional 3D desktop first-person-view shooting games. VRGI allows players to play commercial 3D first-person-view shooting games in an immersive environment. We also present a new interaction device the Virtual Simulated Rifle (VSR) that is used to play the games in the Virtual Environment. The VSR replac...

Epidemiological studies have shown that playing a computer game at night delays bedtime and shortens sleeping hours, but the effects on sleep architecture and quality have remained unclear. In the present study, the effects of playing a computer game and using a bright display on nocturnal sleep were examined in a laboratory. Seven male adults (24.7+/-5.6 years old) played exciting computer gam...