Chick clique: persuasive technology to motivate teenage girls to exercise
CHI '06 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
MPTrain: a mobile, music and physiology-based personal trainer
Proceedings of the 8th conference on Human-computer interaction with mobile devices and services
NEAT-o-Games: blending physical activity and fun in the daily routine
Computers in Entertainment (CIE) - Theoretical and Practical Computer Applications in Entertainment
Theory-driven design strategies for technologies that support behavior change in everyday life
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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Obesity is a grave problem in our society. A significant increase in prevalence within the last 20 years has resulted in greater mortality, increased stress on our healthcare system, and a decreased quality of life for people dealing with obesity and overweight issues. My dissertation concerns a mobile application that assists teenagers in leading physically active lifestyles to try and combat the risk of becoming obese or overweight as adults. I hope this research will prove to be a viable option to prevent or reduce the risk of obesity for teens so that they lead healthy lives. By reducing the risks of obesity and overweight problems, we also reduce the risk of these individuals developing debilitating diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.