Dr.
Lennart
Nacke,
is
an
Associate
Professor
in
the
Department
of
Communication
Arts
and
of
Human-Computer
Interaction
(HCI)
and
Director
of
the
HCI
Games
Group, was
awarded $350,000
from
the
Canadian
Institutes
of
Health
Research
(CIHR)
in
the
Active
and
Assisted
Living
Program
as
a
Canadian
partner
to
fund EXERGETIC,
a research
program
aiming
to
develop innovative
digital
solutions
that
utilize exercise games
(Exergames)
to improve
physical
and
cognitive
functions.
EXERGETIC
researchers
will
create
exergame
training
experiences
in
an
ecologically
valid
and
safe
setting
for
geriatric populations,
called
the
ExerCube.
As part of EXERGETIC, Dr. Nacke and postdoctoral fellow Dr. Katja Rogers will work with Sphery AG to build an ExerCube at the Stratford School. The ExerCube is an immersive fitness game environment that combines innovative software and hardware design with state-of-the-art training concepts. When working out in the ExerCube, players are surrounded by three walls that serve as projection screens and haptic interfaces for energetic bodily interactions.
Read more about EXERGETIC!