Interactive Feedforward for Improving Performance and Maintaining Intrinsic Motivation in VR Exergaming

Soumya C. Barathi; Daniel J. Finnegan; Matthew Farrow; Alexander Whaley; Pippa Heath; Jude Buckley; Peter W. Dowrick; Burkhard C Wünsche; James L. J. Bilzon; Eamonn O'Neill; Christof Lutteroth

doi:10.1145/3173574.3173982

Interactive Feedforward for Improving Performance and Maintaining Intrinsic Motivation in VR Exergaming

Soumya C. Barathi, Daniel J. Finnegan, Matthew Farrow, Alexander Whaley, Pippa Heath, Jude Buckley, Peter W. Dowrick, Burkhard C Wünsche, James L. J. Bilzon, Eamonn O'Neill, Christof Lutteroth

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Abstract

Exergames commonly use low to moderate intensity exercise protocols. Their effectiveness in implementing high intensity protocols remains uncertain. We propose a method for improving performance while maintaining intrinsic motivation in high intensity VR exergaming. Our method is based on an interactive adaptation of the feedforward method: a psychophysical training technique achieving rapid improvement in performance by exposing participants to self models showing previously unachieved performance levels. We evaluated our method in a cycling-based exergame. Participants competed against (i) a self model which represented their previous speed; (ii) a self model representing their previous speed but increased resistance therefore requiring higher performance to keep up; or (iii) a virtual competitor at the same two levels of performance. We varied participants’ awareness of these differences. Interactivefeedforwardledtoimprovedperformance while maintaining intrinsic motivation even when participants wereawareoftheinterventions,andwassuperiortocompeting against a virtual competitor.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Place of Publication	New York, U. S. A.
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	1-14
Number of pages	14
Volume	2018-April
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450356206, 9781450356213
ISBN (Print)	9781450356206
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3173574.3173982
Publication status	Published - 21 Apr 2018

Publication series

Name	CHI: Conference on Human Factors and Computing Systems
Publisher	ACM Press
ISSN (Electronic)	1062-9432

Keywords

Exergame
Feedforward
Intrinsic motivation
Performance
Virtual reality (VR)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Human-Computer Interaction
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
Software

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Centre for the Analysis of Motion, Entertainment Research and Applications (CAMERA)

Cosker, D., Campbell, N., Fincham Haines, T., Hall, P., Kim, K. I., Lutteroth, C., O'Neill, E., Richardt, C. & Yang, Y.

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

1/09/15 → 28/02/21

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Christof Lutteroth

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Eamonn O'Neill

E.ONeill@bath.ac.uk

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Barathi, S. C., Finnegan, D. J., Farrow, M., Whaley, A., Heath, P., Buckley, J., Dowrick, P. W., Wünsche, B. C., Bilzon, J. L. J., O'Neill, E., & Lutteroth, C. (2018). Interactive Feedforward for Improving Performance and Maintaining Intrinsic Motivation in VR Exergaming. In Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (Vol. 2018-April, pp. 1-14). [408] (CHI: Conference on Human Factors and Computing Systems). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3173574.3173982

Interactive Feedforward for Improving Performance and Maintaining Intrinsic Motivation in VR Exergaming. / Barathi, Soumya C.; Finnegan, Daniel J.; Farrow, Matthew; Whaley, Alexander; Heath, Pippa; Buckley, Jude; Dowrick, Peter W.; Wünsche, Burkhard C; Bilzon, James L. J.; O'Neill, Eamonn ; Lutteroth, Christof.

Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Vol. 2018-April New York, U. S. A. : Association for Computing Machinery, 2018. p. 1-14 408 (CHI: Conference on Human Factors and Computing Systems).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Barathi, SC, Finnegan, DJ, Farrow, M, Whaley, A, Heath, P, Buckley, J, Dowrick, PW, Wünsche, BC, Bilzon, JLJ , O'Neill, E & Lutteroth, C 2018, Interactive Feedforward for Improving Performance and Maintaining Intrinsic Motivation in VR Exergaming. in Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. vol. 2018-April, 408, CHI: Conference on Human Factors and Computing Systems, Association for Computing Machinery, New York, U. S. A., pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1145/3173574.3173982

Barathi SC, Finnegan DJ, Farrow M, Whaley A, Heath P, Buckley J et al. Interactive Feedforward for Improving Performance and Maintaining Intrinsic Motivation in VR Exergaming. In Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Vol. 2018-April. New York, U. S. A.: Association for Computing Machinery. 2018. p. 1-14. 408. (CHI: Conference on Human Factors and Computing Systems). https://doi.org/10.1145/3173574.3173982

Barathi, Soumya C. ; Finnegan, Daniel J. ; Farrow, Matthew ; Whaley, Alexander ; Heath, Pippa ; Buckley, Jude ; Dowrick, Peter W. ; Wünsche, Burkhard C ; Bilzon, James L. J. ; O'Neill, Eamonn ; Lutteroth, Christof. / Interactive Feedforward for Improving Performance and Maintaining Intrinsic Motivation in VR Exergaming. Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Vol. 2018-April New York, U. S. A. : Association for Computing Machinery, 2018. pp. 1-14 (CHI: Conference on Human Factors and Computing Systems).

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