A Video Game for Improving Self-Efficacy and Changing the Lifestyle of an Obese Child

🎮 A Video Game for Improving Self-Efficacy & Lifestyle in Obese Children! 🏃‍♂️🍎

Changing lifestyle and improving self-efficacy are two crucial factors in weight loss. Self-efficacy plays a key role in increasing physical activity, while an appropriate lifestyle is essential for obesity treatment.

🔹 How It Works:
✅ Designed to increase self-efficacy through interactive gameplay 🎮
✅ Encourages healthy lifestyle choices for obese children 🍏🏃‍♀️
✅ Players face challenges to select healthy foods and perform specific body exercises 🏋️‍♂️💪
✅ A study showed that children were enthusiastic about exercising and the game positively influenced their lifestyle

💡 Gamifying Health & Fitness for Kids!
This project demonstrates how video games can promote healthy behaviors and help children adopt better lifestyle choices in a fun, engaging way.

📌 Citation:
Farzinnejad, F., Shahgholi Ghahfarokhi, B., Karimi, A.-P., & Mehrabi Koshki, H.-A. (2018).
A Video Game for Improving Self-Efficacy and Changing the Lifestyle of an Obese Child.
In 3rd National and 1st International Conference on Computer Games: Opportunities and Challenges (CGCO), 2018.

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