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Now, Interactive Games as a Springboard to Better Health!
The researchers in the northeastern state of Maine "will identify impacts of the popular dance pad game on families with at least one overweight child, aged 9 to 17," Onyekere said.
"The study will assess, over time, players' amount, type and enjoyment of physical activity, quality of life, body mass index and body composition," she said.
"It also will examine family dynamics in the activities they do together and factors that influence their motivation to be physically active."
Union College in New York will conduct a randomized clinical trial of seniors, using a stationary bicycle hooked up to an interactive touch screen, to try to identify what influences exercise behaviors and health outcomes in adults over the age of 50.
At the University of Central Florida in Orlando, researchers will investigate role-playing games designed to enable people diagnosed with alcohol abuse or dependence to practice skills that can help prevent real-world relapses.
Research teams will investigate "the potential of physical activity video games to serve as innovative, cost-effective ways to help people recover motor skills after experiencing a stroke" or "health impacts of online mobile mini-games for people with type 2 diabetes," among other projects.
A second round of 12 grants will be awarded next year.
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