EXERGAMES AND THE SCHOOL PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN THE DIGITAL CULTURE

Abstract

The exergames are electronic games that capture and virtualize the real movements of the users. With the aim of discussing the perspectives of using virtual videogames in school physical education, 117 students participated in this study at a public school aged 13 and 14. The subjects answered a questionnaire to identify the level of contact with digital technologies, and then reported their perceptions about the experience in two games, the exergame and the real. The results showed the students’ immersion in the digital culture and in the process of virtualization which is typical, as pointed out some critical perspectives of using this new language that can expand and rebuild the possibilities of bodily practices and experiences.