Introduction

My investigatory project which determines the variation in

heart rate while playing video games is useful because it can
test the difference in the amount of stress video game puts on
an individual player. The normal heart rate for an average
person is between 60 to 100 beats per minute. Video games
that are usually calm and played while sitting down, and also
those that require light physical activity, turn out to increase
the heart beat by an average of about 20 beats per minute.
Video games that require intense physical activity can increase
a person’s heart rate by a large amount such as by 75% to
100%.
Video games may affect the heart rate directly or indirectly
affect our health. Research has also revealed that playing video
games help burn calories, lose weight, and could replace the
need for outdoor activities in the future. The factors that affect
heart rate can be physical stress, diseased heart, emotional
stress and medication.
 ABSTRACT

Heart rate is the rate at which the heart beats. It is usually

measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person’s health. It is
useful because it can help people find out if they are living a
healthy life or not. People usually check their heart rate at a
doctor’s office or during and after workouts. In my experiment I
compared three video games and tried to find out which one
increases my heart rate more.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the change in other’s heart rate before, during,
and after playing three different video games, that is Free Fire,
Call of Duty, an NHL-14.
MATERIALS REQUIRED
1. Free Fire game
2. NHL-14 game
3. Call of Duty game
4. Pen
5. Paper
6. Stethoscope
METHOD
1) Pick three video games that are Free Fire, NHL-14 and Call of
Duty.
2) Play each game for 10 days for 30 minutes each day.
3) For each time a game is played, the heart rate must be
recorded before the game and in every minute interval during
the game.
4) Record the data on a sheet of paper.
5) Calculate the data on a sheet of paper every time a game is
played.
6) Repeat steps 4 to 5 for all the three video games for 10 days
each.
7) At the end of 10 days period 35 trials of heart rate must be
recorded for each game.
8) In this experiment each game has been played at 7 pm in
the same room, on the same couch, before dinner, and also the
same room temperature.
9) This experiment will determine whether video games will
increase our heart rate more.
OBSERVATION
In my hypothesis I predicted that all video games will show a
greater increase in heart rate. My hypothesis was correct but
NHL-14 only increased my heart rate by less than one beat.
Overall there was no significant results because the heart rate
would usually increase and decrease by 5 beats. The only
abnormal day for NHL-14 was on the 4th day of testing when
average heart rate was 94.7 but on the 5th day it was 79.3.
With Call of Duty Ops 2, heart rate only had one abnormal day.
On the 8th day heart rate was 93.5 but on 9 th day heart rate
was 79.3.these were the only abnormal problems. I think that
rising and falling pattern and average of 5 was created because
some games were slow.
Not only Call of Duty had this abnormal behaviour but Free Fire
also had this problem. I think it is due to lot of violence in the
game and the stress it creates in the players. With my research
I found out that video games do stimulate a rising and falling
pattern in our heart rate and there is nothing abnormal about
it. The sudden drop in average heart rate during certain games
could have been due to the fact that the game was of a slower
intensity. It could have also been due to the amount of violence
in the game.
Conclusion
My conclusion was that Call of Duty and Free fire increased
the heart rate more than NHL-14, thus making my hypothesis
correct. NHL-14 did increase my heart rate but it was still less
than how much Call of Duty Ops 2 and Free Fire increased the
heart rate. This is because Call of Duty Ops 2 and Free Fire are
more violent games and violence increases our heart rate. So
playing these types of games that is Call of Duty and Free Fire
should be avoided by heart patients and old age people.
Kendriya Vidyalaya, RK Puram, Sector – 04,
New Delhi – 110022
BIOLOGY INVESTIGATORY PROJECT – XI A
Submitted by YASHWARDHAN
1. Introduction
2. Abstract
3. Objective
4. Material required
5. Method
6. Observation
7. Conclusion