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Playability Index, Built Environment and Geo-Games Technology to Promoting Physical Activity in Urban Areas

Authors : Ignacio Miralles, Carlos Granell, Joaquín Huerta

Published in: Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence

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Abstract

The natural and built environment has an impact on the amount of daily physical activity that people do, being less than the minimum recommended by international organizations. However, some characteristics of the environment may incentive physical activity more than others. While technological advances in geospatial information can be regarded as powerful enablers to identify and analyse these main features of the built environment, there is still a large gap between health-related professionals and the proper use of such technologies to address the prevalence of physical inactivity. This paper presents the research plan being conducted for a doctoral thesis with two major objectives: to identify a Playability Index that gives insights about how friendly is a city from the perspective of physical activity, and to develop a technological framework that eases the development of software-driven, effective interventions for promoting physical activity for young people in urban areas.

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Metadata
Title
Playability Index, Built Environment and Geo-Games Technology to Promoting Physical Activity in Urban Areas
Authors
Ignacio Miralles
Carlos Granell
Joaquín Huerta
Copyright Year
2016
Book
Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-48798-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-48799-1

Copyright Year: 2016

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48799-1_48

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