A smartphone-based golf simulation exercise game for supporting arthritis patients

摘要: Arthritis is a common chronic diseases among elderly. Regular exercises help with managing the disease, but physiotherapy costly and without monitoring there are no reliable workout records many patients lack motivation. In this paper we evaluate exercise games motivate need for applications which mobile, fun, provide monitoring, incorporate social media features. Based on develop smartphone-based golf game, uses GPS accelerometer sensors collecting data motivating to get active. The physical simulation an experimentally derived formula convert wrist into driving distance. User testing demonstrates that game entertaining has sufficient realism, more psychology concepts be incorporated improve playability.