Playful Interactive Systems to Support Physical Activity Among Wheelchair Users

Health benefits associated with physical activity (PA) are widely accepted; however, nearly two-thirds of people with disabilities are not active enough to achieve health benefits. This is due to several unique environmental, programmatic and attitudinal barriers. Technology can be leveraged to reduce these barriers, e.g., Kinect being used to create movement-based games for children with mobility impairment. However, wheelchair-accessible games have not previously been built to address moderate-to-vigorous level exercise provision for wheelchair users. This PhD project will explore how to create game-based solutions to facilitate exercise and PA among wheelchair users, seeking to answer the following research questions: How do wheelchair users engage with PA and technology, how can we build playful systems to support wheelchair user's efforts to stay or become active, and can playful interactive systems facilitate positive exercise and PA experiences among wheelchair users? It is hoped that this work will actionable insights into the creation of game-based solutions to facilitate exercise and PA among wheelchair users.

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Liam Mason

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Publication date: July 2018

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/HCI2018.196

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Conference name: Proceedings of the 32nd International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference

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Conference number: 32

Conference location: Belfast, UK

Conference date: 4 - 6 July 2018

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[1] G. Borg 1998 Borg’s perceived exertion and pain scales. Human Kinetics

[2] L.M. BuffartT. WestendorpR.J. Van Den Berg-EmonsH.J. StamM.E. Roebroeck 2009 Perceived barriers to and facilitators of physical activity in young adults with childhood-onset physical disabilities Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 41 11 881 885

[3] P. CarringtonK. ChangH. MentisA. Hurst 2015 October But, I don’t take steps: Examining the Inaccessibility of Fitness Trackers for Wheelchair Athletes Proceedings of the 17th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers & Accessibility 193 201 ACM

[4] B. ChamberlinR. Gallagher 2008 Using Video Games to Promote Physical Activity

[5] A. De AngeliM. CozzaM. JovanovicL. TonolliM. MushibaA. McNeillL. CoventryI.M. GarschallT. HammD. HornungC. Müller 2016 Understanding Motivations in Designing for Older Adults In 12th COOP-International Conference on the Design of Cooperative Systems

[6] M. EckertI. Gómez-MartinhoJ. MenesesJ. Martínez 2017 New Approaches to Exciting Exergame-Experiences for People with Motor Function Impairments Sensors 17 2 354

[7] M. EckertM. LópezC. LázaroJ. Meneses 2017 MoKey: a versatile exergame creator for everyday usage Assistive Technology 1 10

[8] T.J. EllapenH.V. HammillM. SwanepoelG.L. Strydom 2017 The health benefits and constraints of exercise therapy for wheelchair users: A clinical commentary. African journal of disability 6 1 1 8

[9] K.M. GerlingM.R. KalynR.L. Mandryk 2013 April KINECT wheels: wheelchair-accessible motion-based game interaction CHI’13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems 3055 3058 ACM

[10] K.M. GerlingR.L. MandrykM. MillerM.R. KalynM. BirkJ.D. Smeddinck 2015 Designing wheelchair-based movement games ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS) 6 2 6

[11] E. Guardiola 2016 November The Gameplay Loop: a Player Activity Model for Game Design and Analysis Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology 23 ACM

[12] V.H. HeywardA. Gibson 2014 Advanced fitness assessment and exercise prescription 7th edition. Human kinetics

[13] K. HicksK. Gerling 2015 October Exploring casual exergames with kids using wheelchairs Proceedings of the 2015 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play 541 546 ACM

[14] J. KresslerR.E. CowanG.E. BigfordM.S. Nash 2014 Reducing cardiometabolic disease in spinal cord injury. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics 25 3 573 604

[15] S. Librande 2010 One-Page Designs

[16] K.A. Martin GinisA. PapathomasM.J. PerrierB. SmithShape-Sci Research Group 2017 Psychosocial factors associated with physical activity in ambulatory and manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury: a mixed-methods study. Disability and rehabilitation 39 2 187 192

[17] D.E. MontanoD. Kasprzyk 2008 Theory of reasoned action, theory of planned behavior, and the integrated behavioral model K. GlanzB.K. RimerK. Viswanath Eds. Health Behavior and Health Education, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco 67 96

[18] F. MuellerR.A. KhotK. GerlingR. Mandryk 2016 Exertion games. Foundations and Trends® in Human–Computer Interaction 10 1 1 86

[19] T.J. O’ConnorS.G. FitzgeraldR.A. CooperT.A. ThormanM.L. Boninger 2002 Kinetic and physiological analysis of the GAME (Wheels) system. Journal of rehabilitation research and development 39 6 627

[20] Y. Rogers 2011 Interaction design gone wild: striving for wild theory. Interactions 18 4 58 62

[21] M. RoslyM. HalakiH. RoslyV. CuestaN. HansanG. DavisR. Hasain 2017 Commercially available exergames that are for wheelchair-bound individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) are scarce. games for health

[22] M. RoslyM. N H. RoslyD. GMR, H. 2017 Exergaming boxing versus heavy-bag boxing: are these equipotent for individuals with spinal cord injury?

[23] R.M. RyanC.S. RigbyA. Przybylski 2006 The motivational pull of video games: A self-determination theory approach. Motivation and emotion 30 4 344 360

[24] N.J. StumboB.N. HedrickC. WeismanJ.K. Martin 2010 An exploration into the barriers and facilitators experienced by university graduates with disabilities requiring personal assistance services. Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities 14 1 2

[25] R. WadeyM. Day 2017 A longitudinal examination of leisure time physical activity following amputation in England. Psychology of Sport and Exercise

[26] Z. YeH.A. HernandezT.C. GrahamD. FehlingsL. SwitzerM.A. HamzaI. Schumann 2012 October Liberi and the racer bike: exergaming technology for children with cerebral palsy Proceedings of the 14th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility 225 226 ACM

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