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The Praise and Price of Pokémon GO: A Qualitative Study of Children’s and Parents’ Experiences

BACKGROUND: Physical activity has multiple health benefits; however, the majority of children around the world do not attain the recommended levels of daily physical activity. Research has shown that the game Poké mon GO has increased the amount of physical activity of players and that the game has...

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Autores principales: Lindqvist, Anna-Karin, Castelli, Darla, Hallberg, Josef, Rutberg, Stina
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JMIR Publications 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5772067/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29298750
http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/games.8979
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author Lindqvist, Anna-Karin
Castelli, Darla
Hallberg, Josef
Rutberg, Stina
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description BACKGROUND: Physical activity has multiple health benefits; however, the majority of children around the world do not attain the recommended levels of daily physical activity. Research has shown that the game Poké mon GO has increased the amount of physical activity of players and that the game has the potential to reach populations that traditionally have low levels of physical activity. Therefore, there is a need to understand which game components can promote initial and sustained physical activity. By using a qualitative research approach, it is possible to achieve rich descriptions and enhance a deep understanding of the components promoting physical activity among children in a game such as Poké mon GO. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to explore children’s and parents’ experiences playing Poké mon GO. METHODS: Eight families comprising 13 children (aged 7-12 years) and 9 parents were selected using purposeful sampling. Data collected using focus groups were analyzed using qualitative latent content analysis. RESULTS: The following three themes were revealed: (1) exciting and enjoyable exploration; (2) dangers and disadvantages; and (3) cooperation conquers competition. The first centers around the present and possible future aspects of Poké mon GO that promote physical activity. The second focuses on unwanted aspects and specific threats to safety when playing the game. The third shows that cooperation and togetherness are highly valued by the participants and that competition is fun but less important. CONCLUSIONS: Components from Poké mon GO could enhance the efficacy of physical activity interventions. Cooperation and exploration are aspects of the game that preferably could be transferred into interventions aimed at promoting children’s physical activity.
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spelling pubmed-57720672018-01-29 The Praise and Price of Pokémon GO: A Qualitative Study of Children’s and Parents’ Experiences Lindqvist, Anna-Karin Castelli, Darla Hallberg, Josef Rutberg, Stina JMIR Serious Games Original Paper BACKGROUND: Physical activity has multiple health benefits; however, the majority of children around the world do not attain the recommended levels of daily physical activity. Research has shown that the game Poké mon GO has increased the amount of physical activity of players and that the game has the potential to reach populations that traditionally have low levels of physical activity. Therefore, there is a need to understand which game components can promote initial and sustained physical activity. By using a qualitative research approach, it is possible to achieve rich descriptions and enhance a deep understanding of the components promoting physical activity among children in a game such as Poké mon GO. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to explore children’s and parents’ experiences playing Poké mon GO. METHODS: Eight families comprising 13 children (aged 7-12 years) and 9 parents were selected using purposeful sampling. Data collected using focus groups were analyzed using qualitative latent content analysis. RESULTS: The following three themes were revealed: (1) exciting and enjoyable exploration; (2) dangers and disadvantages; and (3) cooperation conquers competition. The first centers around the present and possible future aspects of Poké mon GO that promote physical activity. The second focuses on unwanted aspects and specific threats to safety when playing the game. The third shows that cooperation and togetherness are highly valued by the participants and that competition is fun but less important. CONCLUSIONS: Components from Poké mon GO could enhance the efficacy of physical activity interventions. Cooperation and exploration are aspects of the game that preferably could be transferred into interventions aimed at promoting children’s physical activity. JMIR Publications 2018-01-03 /pmc/articles/PMC5772067/ /pubmed/29298750 http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/games.8979 Text en ©Anna-Karin Lindqvist, Darla Castelli, Josef Hallberg, Stina Rutberg. Originally published in JMIR Serious Games (http://games.jmir.org), 03.01.2018. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, first published in JMIR Serious Games, is properly cited. The complete bibliographic information, a link to the original publication on http://games.jmir.org, as well as this copyright and license information must be included.
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