Required and enabled concentration,
Challenges that are neither too easy nor too difficult,
Development of individual skills and mastery,
A sense of control over personal actions within the game,
Clear goals for succeeding at the game,
Reception of specific feedback on individual success,
Effortless immersion within the game, to the exclusion of time awareness, and
Social interaction opportunities.
Achieving a balance between skill and challenge, as well as between fitness and intensity, determines the success of an exergame. The difficulty of creating these two perfect balances can help explain the wide variety of successful and unsuccessful exergames in today’s market.