Past Event! Note: this event has already taken place.
When: | Wednesday, May 3rd, 2017 |
Time: | 6:30 am — 7:30 am |
Location: | Sunnyside Library, 1049 Bank St. |
Audience: | Anyone |
Speaker: Ali Arya
Gamification and exergaming in particular have been broadly employed in health and fitness as an attempt to promote exercise and lifestyles that are more active. Motivated by the popularity and availability of wearable activity trackers, this talk discussed the design of activity tracker-based games, looking at gameplay options, user behaviors, usage patterns, engagement, and parameters that affect them.
Using this foundation, the notion of player modeling can be analyzed to better understand user data, allowing developers to create adaptive and customized experiences and potentially more effective ways to engage users. Ultimately, this will enable the industry to move forward from simple exercise games to artificial intelligence (AI) based personal trainers that can recommend activities for a healthier lifestyle.