title: Design Elements and Feasibility of an Organized Multiplayer Mobile Active Videogame for Primary School-Aged Children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article describes the design, development, and implementation feasibility of a purpose-built mobile active videogame (M-AVG) named "Pirate Adventure," which was designed for primary school-aged children to engage in physical activity (PA) and fundamental movement skills (FMS), such as hopping, sidestepping, jumping, or running, in an afterschool setting. The design of "Pirate Adventure" was the result of a collaboration between games designers and health researchers.
  
  
  METHODS
  "Pirate Adventure" was designed and developed using Android(®) (Google, Mountain View, CA) phone sensors to respond to player actions within a playground environment. Using an interactive game framework, players solve clues and complete PA and FMS challenges via sensing the physical world through marked-out key game locations. Fourteen primary school-aged children participated in the feasibility evaluation, which took place in four afternoon sessions. The game was evaluated using Android phone telemetry data and a post-gameplay survey for children on their opinions and enjoyment of the game.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The "Pirate Adventure" game design facilitated an enjoyable treasure hunt game (average of 11 minutes of activity per game) with narrative elements supporting children's engagement with movement activities. The majority of children (n=9/13) reported that they would like to play the game again.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Combining real world and virtual world content through "Pirate Adventure" was moderately successful, with multiple gameplay sessions occurring. Further implementation feasibility testing, under more controlled conditions, needs to be conducted to assert the benefits of using a M-AVG for children's PA and FMS.
authors.affiliation: 1 School of Information Technology, Deakin University , Melbourne, Victoria, Australia .
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McKenzie
authors.affiliation: 1 School of Information Technology, Deakin University , Melbourne, Victoria, Australia .
authors.forename: Shaun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bangay
authors.affiliation: 2 School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University , Melbourne, Victoria, Australia .
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Barnett
authors.affiliation: 3 Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University , Melbourne, Victoria, Australia .
authors.forename: Nicola D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Ridgers
authors.affiliation: 3 Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University , Melbourne, Victoria, Australia .
authors.forename: Jo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salmon