COVID-19 as 'Game Changer' for the Physical Activity and Mental Well-Being of Augmented Reality Game Players During the Pandemic: Mixed Methods Survey Study.
Louise A EllisMatthew D LeeKiran IjazJames SmithJeffrey BraithwaiteKathleen YinPublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2020)
AR games have the potential to promote physical and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Used by populations under isolation and distress, these games can improve physical and mental health by providing virtual socialization, sustained exercise, temporal routine, and mental structure. Further research is needed to explore the potential of AR games as digital behavioral interventions to maintain human well-being in the wider population.
Keyphrases
- mental health
- virtual reality
- physical activity
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- mental illness
- endothelial cells
- body mass index
- human health
- high intensity
- study protocol
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- clinical trial
- sleep quality
- induced pluripotent stem cells
- resistance training
- depressive symptoms
- body composition