Effect of a virtual coach on athletes' motivation

Authors:
Anke Eyck;Kelvin Geerlings;Dina Karimova;Bernt Meerbeek;Lu Wang;Wijnand IJsselsteijn;Yvonne de Kort;Michiel Roersma;Joyce Westerink
Affiliations:
User-System Interaction, Technical University Eindhoven, MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands;User-System Interaction, Technical University Eindhoven, MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands;User-System Interaction, Technical University Eindhoven, MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands;User-System Interaction, Technical University Eindhoven, MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands;User-System Interaction, Technical University Eindhoven, MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands;Human-Technology Interaction, Technical University Eindhoven, MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands;Human-Technology Interaction, Technical University Eindhoven, MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands;Philips Research, Care & Health Applications, AE Eindhoven, The Netherlands;Philips Research, Care & Health Applications, AE Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Venue:
PERSUASIVE'06 Proceedings of the First international conference on Persuasive technology for human well-being
Year:
2006

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Abstract

The experiment described in this paper addressed two main questions. Can a virtual coach motivate beginning athletes? Can a virtual coach influence beginning athletes exercise behavior? The results show that doing physical exercises is more enjoyable with a virtual coach than without, consequently increasing the intrinsic motivation. Also, the extrinsic motivation is increased by a virtual coach, which is indicated by higher external regulation. Finally, participants biked more in the optimal heart beat zone in the condition with the coach. Longitudinal research is needed to find out the long-term effect of a virtual coach.