Table 1 Instructions of the virtual reality exergames developed in the study
Stage | Instruction |
|---|---|
Go/no-go punch game | |
1 | Punch the boxing pad with your left and right fists alternately |
2 | Punch the boxing pad when you hear “go”; do not hit it when you hear “no.” |
3 | Punch the boxing pad when you hear “no”; do not hit it when you hear “go.” |
4 | Punch the red boxing pad using the right fist and strike the blue pad using the left fist |
5 | Punch the blue boxing pad using the right fist and strike the red pad using the left fist |
6 | Punch the red boxing pad using the right fist and strike the blue pad using the left fist. Hit the boxing pad when you hear “go”; do not hit it when you hear “no.” |
7 | Punch the red boxing pad using the right fist and strike the blue pad using the left fist. Hit the boxing pad when you hear “no”; do not hit it when you hear “go.” |
8 | Punch the blue boxing pad using the right fist and strike the red pad using the left fist. Hit the boxing pad when you hear “go”; do not hit it when you hear “no.” |
9 | Punch the blue boxing pad using the right fist and strike the red pad using the left fist. Hit the boxing pad when you hear “no”; do not hit it when you hear “go.” |
Go/no-go stepping game | |
1 | Alternately stomp your left and right feet as hard as possible |
2 | Stomp your left and right feet as hard as possible when you hear “go”; and do not move when you hear “no.” |
3 | Stomp the feet as hard as possible when you hear “no”; and do not move when you hear “go.” |
4 | Stomp your right foot when you see a red screen and your left foot when you see a blue screen |
5 | Stomp your left foot when you see a red screen and your right foot when you see a blue screen |
6 | Stomp your foot when you see a red screen and stomp your left foot when you see a blue screen. Stomp your foot when you hear “go”; and do not move when you hear “no.” |
7 | Stomp your foot when you see a red screen and stomp your left foot when you see a blue screen. Stomp your foot when you hear “no”; and do not move when you hear “go.” |
8 | Stomp your foot when you see a blue screen and stomp your left foot when you see a red screen. Stomp your foot when you hear “go”; and do not move when you hear “no.” |
9 | Stomp your foot when you see a blue screen and stomp your left foot when you see a red screen. Stomp your foot when you hear “no”; and do not move when you hear “go.” |
Number punch game | |
1 | Punch the circle with the bigger or less number as instructed (two targets) |
2 | Punch the circle with the biggest or least number as instructed (three targets) |
3 | Punch the circle with the larger or smaller font size as instructed (two targets) |
4 | Punch the circle with the largest or smallest font size as instructed (three targets) |
5 | Punch the circle with the bigger or less number, or the larger or smaller font size as instructed (two targets) |
6 | Punch the circle with the biggest or least number, or the largest or smallest font size as instructed (three targets) |