Lennart Nacke, Stratford Professor and Director of the HCI Games Group,
was awarded $350,000 - to fund a research program aiming to develop innovative digital solutions that utilize exercise games (Exergames) to improve physical and cognitive functions - from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) in the Active and Assisted Living Program as a Canadian partner.
EXERGETIC researchers will create exergame training experiences in an ecologically valid and safe setting for geriatric populations, called the ExerCube. Among them is Katja Rogers, a postdoc at the Stratford School with interdisciplinary expertise in VR, HCI, and interactive audio.
As part of EXERGETIC, Nacke will work with
Sphery AG to build an ExerCube at the Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business. 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.
This story originally appeared on the Games Institute News. It has been adapted for the Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business.
