An Investigation of the Exergames Experience with Flow State, Enjoyment, and Physical Fitness

Exergames enable players to interact with games through body movement. With various positive effects of exergaming such as physical, psychosocial and cognitive benefits, exergames are regarded as a desirable tool for promoting physical education. However, there is little research about exergaming experience with flow state, enjoyment, and physical fitness. In this study, The Exergames Flow State Questionnaire (EFSQ) and the Physical Fitness Self-assessment Questionnaire (PFSAQ) were designed and developed with good reliability (α=0.97; α=0.92). The results of correlation analysis show that more frequent play of exergames and longer use of the exergame consoles may increase the incidence of flow state and enjoyment. Additionally, the frequency of playing exergames is significantly correlated to PFSAQ, indicating that more often the users play the exergames, the more sense of health physical fitness they will have. The findings of this investigation could be used in physical education planning. Meanwhile, EFSQ and PFSAQ can be used as alternative tools to measure flow state and physical fitness.