ExerGaming Project

Kyleigh Schmidt, Kendra Palmieri, Ryan Postiglione, Dane Johnson | Xander Jackson | SUNY Cortland EXS 111-602

Problem / Question Materials Results

Materials (detailed list) Quantity (be specific) Relationship Between Enjoyment and Exertion
Is there a correlation between exertion level and 6
Wii 1
enjoyment levels in both males and females
Wii Controls 2
while playing Just Dance 4? 5

Just Dance 4 1

REPORTED LEVEL
4
Projector 1

Hypothesis Players 2 3

If the game is more strenuous than the individual is less likely to 2

enjoy playing the game.
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Procedure Males Females

Project Overview Enjoyment Level (average) Exertion Level (average)

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 There were no significant differences in males and females
On two separate occasions, males and females participated in Just regarding enjoyment and exertion levels. The average exertion
Dance 4. An anonymous survey was sent out after each group level for males and females was both 3.2 and the enjoyment level
finished playing. The survey asked a variety of questions based upon for males was 5.5. and for females it was 5.6.
who the person was and their participation in the video game. We
recorded the results of both the exertion level as well as the
enjoyment levels.
Set up the Observe Send out Compare
game. participants. survey and results and
collect make Conclusion
quantitative connections.
data.
After completing the experiment, there was overwhelming evidence
that there was not a correlation between exertion level and
enjoyment levels in both males and females while playing Just
Dance 4. People who played the game enjoyed it regardless of
Variables / Research Data / Observations their perceived exertion level.
The company can benefit from this study by using it to determine
Females tend to replicate the dance moves more accurately than the types of songs that should be on the game. If something is too
males. strenuous, it may deflect consumers.

Females tend to enjoy the song choice more than males.

Controlled variables Independent variable Dependent variable Males have a slower reaction time when it comes to copying the Works Cited
dances.
Amount of time an The more the Enjoyment level (n.d.). Retrieved December 06, 2017, from
individual spent person had to move recorded following http://facultyweb.cortland.edu/alexander.jackson/111Home.html
playing the game. during the game playing the game
Age range was kept
constant.