Jogos eletrônicos de movimento XBOX 360 e suas contribuições no desenvolvimento do equilíbrio dinâmico infantil

Abstract

Physical inactivity increases devaluing physical exercise by several factors, making people hold their electronic games. With the advancement of technology were launched electronic games of body movement, exercising benefits in the development of motor skills. This study aimed to verify that the electronic game body movement XBOX 360 Kinect contributes positively in the development of child dynamic equilibrium. The study was conducted with 25 children from kindergarten between 5 and 6 years of the Group of Age Range 5 years of a Public Elementary School in the City of Novo Hamburgo. This is a quantitative nature of research, because it was applied a dynamic equilibrium test where children walked on a balance beam of 5 meters long and 0.20 meters wide , on the course of back and forth, keeping the balance. Measuring the time spent on the route. After the class explored the game XBOX 360 with Kinect, 3 30-minute sessions being explored three dances easy level of the game Dance Central 3 XBOX 360 Kinect. After the last session of the game we used the retest, participated in the whole process of the study 15 children. Introducing the positive result of the comparison of test and retest of dynamic equilibrium, it was proven that the XBOX 360 Kinect, especially the game Dance Central 3 contributes positively in the child dynamic equilibrium and may be a means to train and develop the Children dynamic equilibrium.