Exergames: um novo olhar para educação física escolar

Abstract

This study aimed to verify the perceptions of Physical Education academics about an experience with Exergame and your possibility of use in the school context. To do so, the study had 17 undergraduate students in Physical Education from a public university in Rio Grande do Sul. As a data collection instrument, a questionnaire was used with questions about previous knowledge and experiences with the Exergames, the Long questionnaire Flow State Physical, to verify the positive psychological state, and questionnaire about the perceptions and educational possibilities of the Exergames in the school context. The subjects underwent an Exergame praxis for 4 weeks, with games of adventure, sports and dance. To analyze the data, the content analysis was used for the open questions of the questionnaires and the descriptive statistics for the other questions. It was contacted through this study, that exergames can be a great tool for an innovative education, leading students to explore the body culture of the movement, expanding the classes of Physical Education at School, and demonstrate a positive psychological state with their practice. It has also been observed through the results that the exergames are a relatively new technology, which need a series of researches so that their use contributes to an innovative education.