In this presentation shared at an inservice for Las Cruces Public Schools, Dr. Barbara Chamberlin provides on overview on exergames, shares research on the impacts of activity on classroom performance, and gives recommendations on how to implement exergames (also called “active video games”) into classroom learning.
More...Barbara Chamberlin, with the NMSU Learning Games Lab, shares the Educational Game Design model developed at NMSU. The educational development studio involves content experts and game developers in their game design process, also employing a rigorous user testing process throughout development. In this presentation, she explains the pre-development work they do in working from broad [...]
More...Barbara Chamberlin of the Learning Games Lab at New Mexico State University shares some of the strategies behind user testing for game development. It is designed to help game designers create their own user testing approaches to meet their needs.
More...Just Dance 2 has been a huge commercial success for Ubisoft. The game has sold over 2 million copies in just the United States alone and over 5 million copies worldwide. Though playing Just Dance 2 is exciting and fun, dancing to the same songs can get monotonous and tiring. Thankfully, Just Dance 2 has [...]
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This project was supported by National Research Initiative Grant #2008-55215-18837 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Why Exergames Unlocked?
Exergames are videogames that encourage physical activities. Here, you’ll find the best and most effective exergames, as well as strategies and recommendations on using them with different audiences and in different locations.