Author :
Araújo, Pedro ; Dias, Tiago ; Castanheira, José ; Prata, Paula ; Barroso, João
Author_Institution :
Depto. Inf., Univ. da Beira Interior, Covilha, Portugal
Abstract :
Promoting a healthy lifestyle, including the practice of sport activities, is a very topical subject. In this paper, we present a project related to a game that allows two or more players to take part in competitive running using a simulator consisting of physical equipment, a fixed bike, a controller and a supervisor program. The main goal is the promotion of sports through computer games.
Keywords :
computer games; sport; supervisory programs; WebRun; competitive running; computer games; controller; fixed bike; healthy lifestyle; healthy sport activity; interactive online games; physical equipment; supervisor program; computer games; healthy sports; on-line games;
Conference_Titel :
Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI), 2011 6th Iberian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chaves
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1487-0
