Development and evaluation of a low cost music based exergame using microsoft kinect

Non-communicable Diseases (NCD) has become a worldwide problem. In 2012, 38 million or approximately 68% of deaths in the world are caused by NCD. The impacts caused by NCD are growing year after year. Physical inactivity is addressed as one of the main factors of NCD. Numerous efforts have been made to suppress its prevalence. Providing active game (exergame) is considered to be one of the most effective solutions. Even though there are some exergames that have been developed, there are still rooms for improvement. Thus, a new exergame called Beat-Beat Fitness (BBF) will be developed in this research. BBF contains several innovative features that likely enhance the psychophysiological impact to the players. The psychophysiological effect is measured using a questionnaire to observe the improvement created by BBF compared to several existing exergame. As the result, BBF has higher level of engagement than Kinect Dance Central. It also has higher usability level than Kinect Just Dance and Kinect Dance Central. Additional features proposed in this study are proven in increasing the psychophysiological effect of an exergame. The results of this study can be used as a reference for the development of incoming exergames.