Dance Central vs Just Dance 4 Which game

Dance Central vs Just Dance 4: Which game is better exercise? By Noah Orozco EXS 111 -603 Introduction Methods Results Since the inception of video games in the late 20 th century, these games have been seen as a source of laziness for many. Millions of people every day play video games on many different platforms. The ultimate goal of video games is to entertain. That begs the question why cant video games be used to entertain and get some exercise? The fact is video games can be used for that purpose. Using consoles such as the Nintendo Wii and the Xbox 360 Kinect it is possible to play video games with your entire body. This also begs question are these forms of video games a viable form of healthy exercise for someone who is overweight? Dance Central and Just Dance 4 are two games that have the player use their body as the controller. In this experiment it will be determined which game is a better form of physical activity. Subjects were fitted with heart monitors and tasked with playing the game. Upon finishing the game the subjects heart rates and level of exertion was evaluated. Level of enjoyment was calculated on 0 -10 scale. • The results of this experiment were interesting and quite close. Dance central subject averaged a heart rate of 23. 5 over a 15 second period and averaged 3. 7 in RPE or rate of perceived exertion. Just Dance 4 subject averaged a heart rate of 21. 4 over a 15 second period and averaged 4. 1 in RPE. Although Dance Central exceeded Just Dance 4 in heart rate subject averaged higher RPE while playing Just Dance 4 heart rate RPE 0 -10 26 25 24 21 20 17 17 8 5 5 3 3 3 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dance Central Heart Rate Conclusion Video games are a good way to get active. The subject who participated definitely elevated their heart rate to physical activity levels. In terms of Dance Central versus Just Dance 4, they both had similar effects on the subjects and had similar RPE. It is safe to say that both games are good forms of physical activity. Dance Central RPE 0 -10 27 25 24 24 23 22 20 6 4 4 4 0 1 ` 2 3 4 5 6 7