Recent Developments regarding Exergames and Individuals with Disabilities

Exergames are digital interactive games that require physical movements of upper and lower limbs by the users to achieve simulation with game screen. Their effects regarding maintenance fitness levels improvement their overall health, is proven be positive. Due attractiveness, they offer an innovative way increase activity individuals disabilities. Exergaming may provide both entertainment multiple benefits for while engagement produce a positive mood state, socialization, well-being good outcomes. Digital environment provides possibility participate at on equal terms, regardless academic performance type disability. Individuals disabilities less physically active compared without As result, appear general population cause cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, obesity depression. The main reason this absence motivation in education programs. Therefore, it might meaningful using exergames. purpose study was explore possible exergames To this, extensive research record relevant publications recent years took place. Results indicate had although should not replace participation exercise programs real environments, can used combination adapted needs. More specifically, results suggest useful, attractive, efficient tools enhancing attitudes. Additionally, studies reveal social, emotional, motor as well improvements communication skills contributing positively quality life.