Bowling Game Research Articles

Improving Bodily Kinesthetic Competence Through Simple Bowling Game to Kindergarten Chlidren of Jungle School Semarang in the Academic Year 2023/2024

This research was conducted to explain the application of simple bowling game to improve bodily kinesthetic competence to the kindergarten children of Jungle School Semarang in academic year of 2023/2024 and to find out the result of conducting simple bowling game to improve children’ bodily kinesthetic competence. This classroom action research applied 2 cycles. In each cycle consisted of planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. Subject of this research was the children of Jungle School kindergarten Semarang which consisted of 15 children. The researcher got data collection through observation and documentation. The result of this research found in before cycle that only three children or 20% who passed standard criteria of BSH (expected progress). On the other hand, there were 12 children or 80% in criteria of MB (starting on progress). In the first cycle, there was improvement in each meeting. Children with the criteria of BSH was 7 children (46,7%). Based on the result so can be inferred that in the cycle I has not passed the passing grade of research indicator, so the researcher moved on to the cycle II. The result on cycle II showed that one child (6.6%) passed the indicator standard of BSB (well progress). In addition, there were about 12 children (80%) passed the criteria of BSH (expected progress). Then only 2 children (13,4%) who did not pass the criteria or they were in the criteria of MB (starting on progress). Based on the result on the cycle II, it showed that 80 % of children have passed the passing grade criteria, so the research did not continue to the next cycle.

Innovative Bamboo Bowling Game to Improve Motor Skills in Early Childhood

The need for educational game tools to stimulate children's gross motor skills is one of the limitations of teachers. This research aims to create an innovative bamboo bowling game to improve children's gross motor skills. The research method uses the ADDIE approach development method. Observation, interviews, and literature collected data. The research subjects consisted of 3 experts in relevant fields. The tool used to analyze research results is a questionnaire. This research was analyzed descriptively and quantitatively using Lawshe's content validation formula, the Content Validity Ratio (CVR). From the results of the expert assessment, the CVR value obtained was 0.99, and the CVI value was 0.99. All media experts gave a CVR value of 0.99. Therefore, Innovative Bamboo Bowling is considered valid. Based on these findings, Innovative Bamboo Bowling is suitable for early childhood learning activities in developing gross motor skills and can have goals that focus on improving children's physical and cognitive skills in a fun and beneficial environment. The implications of this research can be the basis for developing intervention programs or gross motor stimulation activities that are more effective and targeted.

Improving movement confidence of people with dementia using gaming

AbstractBackgroundPeople living with dementia face increased risk of falls due to balance impairment and falling‐related psychological factors, such as fear of falling and lack of confidence. Improving movement confidence could improve balance and impact fall risk. This study set out to examine movement confidence of people living with dementia while playing a digital bowling game.MethodSixty‐six people (34F/32M) with dementia (mean MoCA 12.7/30), completed a formal balance measure (mini‐BEST or Sharpened Romberg) before and after participating in a 20‐session (2x per week) digital bowling game. Samples of video recordings of the bowling sessions were analysed by two raters, using a coding scheme developed to examine movement confidence.ResultFormal balance measures confirmed that the majority of participants were substantially impaired in several domains, including reactive postural control (mini‐BEST) and balance with eyes open (Sharpened Romberg). By contrast movement confidence during game play started at a high level in several domains such as optimal walking and fluency of motion and remained high throughout.ConclusionMovement confidence can be observed when people with dementia are playing a physical game and contrasts with their performance on formal measures. This may be due to game playing focusing attention onto the game activity, whereas formal assessment focuses on completing the specific movements under assessment. The results highlight the potential of exergames to improve movement confidence and target balance to reduce fall risk of people living with dementia.

Pengaruh Permainan Bowling Huruf terhadap Kemampuan Mengenal Kata pada Anak Usia Dini


 This study aims to determine the effect of the letter bowling game on the ability to recognize words in group B children at the Fathiyyah Integrated Islamic PAUD. This type of research is a Pre-Experimental type of experimental research by providing treatment in the form of a letter bowling game method to students, then comparing the ability to recognize words in children before and after being given a letter bowling game. The sample used in this study was the total number of B grade children in the Fathiyyah Integrated Islamic PAUD. The method used in collecting research data is through a checklist observation sheet. The method in analyzing research data is the t-test. The results of the study based on the t-test calculation found that the value of fcount < ftable or 1.26 < 2.33 means Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted. It can be concluded that there is an effect of the letter bowling game on the ability to recognize words in group B children at the Fathiyyah Integrated Islamic PAUD. It can be suggested that the letter bowling game should be used in word recognition lessons for other classes.

Pengaruh Permainan Bowling Bergambar Angka Terhadap Keterampilan Kognitif Anak Usia Dini

This research is carried out in order to find out whether there is an influence or impact on the number-illustrated bowling game on the cognitive skills of early childhood at Nurus Sa'adah Kindergarten 03 Paluombo hamlet, Sumbersalak village, Ledokombo district. The technique used as a reference in data collection is to use the method of observation (observation) and documentation. The population in this research is as many as 20. Determination of the sample randomly with the sampling technique is not random. Pre-experimental research design Pretest-posttest design for the group. The analysis method uses simple regression and the number of samples used is N = 20 students. The results of this research indicate that Ha is accepted and H0 is rejected. Based on the results of this research, it shows that there is a significant effect of bowling with numbers on the cognitive skills of early childhood.

IMPLEMENTASI ARABIC BOWLINGUNTUK MENINGKATKAN KETRAMPILAN BERBICARA BAHASA ARAB DI MADRASAH ALIYAH

Abstract The background of the research is the low learning achievement of students in learning Arabic, especially in speaking skills. Therefore, this study was directed to improve speaking skills through the use of the Arabic Bowling game in class XI MANPK Denanyar Jombang. This research is a descriptive qualitative research with classroom action research design which is taken through 2 cycles. Data was collected by 2 methods, namely observation and tests. Based on the research results, it is known that the implementation of Arabic Bowling at MANPK Denanyar Jombang is able to improve students' speaking skills. This is based on the evaluation carried out in the first cycle which reached an average of 72.9%, then increased in the second cycle which the evaluation value reached an average of 88.5%. In addition, the results of observations also state that the enthusiasm of students in participating in the learning process has increased, so that this has an effect on increasing student achievement, especially in speaking skills.

Emotional valence sensing using a wearable facial EMG device

Emotion sensing using physiological signals in real-life situations can be practically valuable. Previous studies have developed wearable devices that record autonomic nervous system activity, which reflects emotional arousal. However, no study determined whether emotional valence can be assessed using wearable devices. To this end, we developed a wearable device to record facial electromyography (EMG) from the corrugator supercilii (CS) and zygomatic major (ZM) muscles. To validate the device, in Experiment 1, we used a traditional wired device and our wearable device, to record participants’ facial EMG while they were viewing emotional films. Participants viewed the films again and continuously rated their recalled subjective valence during the first viewing. The facial EMG signals recorded using both wired and wearable devices showed that CS and ZM activities were, respectively, negatively and positively correlated with continuous valence ratings. In Experiment 2, we used the wearable device to record participants’ facial EMG while they were playing Wii Bowling games and assessed their cued-recall continuous valence ratings. CS and ZM activities were correlated negatively and positively, respectively, with continuous valence ratings. These data suggest the possibility that facial EMG signals recorded by a wearable device can be used to assess subjective emotional valence in future naturalistic studies.

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Want to win a bowling game? Beware of even one glass of alcohol!

Processing of Prediction Errors in Mentalizing Areas.

When seeing people perform actions, we are able to quickly predict the action's outcomes. These predictions are not solely based on the observed actions themselves but utilize our prior knowledge of others. It has been suggested that observed outcomes that are not in line with these predictions result in prediction errors, which require additional processing to be integrated or updated. However, there is no consensus on whether this is indeed the case for the kind of high-level social-cognitive processes involved in action observation. In this fMRI study, we investigated whether observation of unexpected outcomes causes additional activation in line with the processing of prediction errors and, if so, whether this activation overlaps with activation in brain areas typically associated with social-cognitive processes. In the first part of the experiment, participants watched animated movies of two people playing a bowling game, one experienced and one novice player. In cases where the player's score was higher or lower than expected based on their skill level, there was increased BOLD activity in areas that were also activated during a theory of mind task that participants performed in the second part of the experiment. These findings are discussed in the light of different theoretical accounts of human social-cognitive processing.

PENANGANAN ANAK KESULITAN BELAJAR DISLEKSIA MELALUI PERMAINAN BOWLING KEBERANIAN

Handling Children Difficulties Learning Dyslexia through Bowling Game Courage aims to find out what is the difficulty of learning dyslexia, its causal factors, its type and characteristics, even to the way to overcome them. The method used in this research using qualitative methods. Children with special needs that vary such as Autism, mental illness, paralyzed, until the children who have trouble learning difficulties are also included in learners who have privileges. A special child is a child who has a weakness in physical function and cognitive to develop well. The cause varies from the disturbance during pregnancy, interruption at the time of childbirth, to the violence in children, it can cause disruption to the learning of children. This weakness is a weakness that can’t be seen with the eyes like wrong at the time of counting, reading and writing. Therefore there is one way to make learners who get problems with learning, especially reading can be helped with the game of letters and numbers, so that children do not feel bored and quickly memorized with interesting games such as bowling games with courage in addition to children can know the letters and numbers, children can also move by following the motion attached to the bowling pin, the child can also count the number of bowling pins that fall, mention the color of the falling pin, then the results of research that has been done from 3 learners who have problems in reading show good results with already able to mention 3 letters. Keywords: Learning Difficulties, Dyslexia, Courage game of courage.

Character Apps for Children's Snacks: Effects of Character Awareness on Snack Selection and Consumption Patterns.

Objective: Media characters are used to market snacks that are typically of poor nutritional value, which has been linked to childhood obesity. This study examines whether children's snack selections and consumption patterns are influenced by an app depicting a popular children's media character, as well as the role that children's awareness of the character plays. The results can increase our understanding of how to encourage healthier snack selection and consumption in newer game-based marketing venues, such as apps.Materials and Methods: Four- and 5-year-old children (N = 132) played a bowling game on an iPad with no character or with a character holding either healthier or unhealthy snacks. After app-play, children selected and consumed healthier or unhealthy snacks. Children's awareness of the character was measured by children's verbalizations of the character's name during or after app-play.Results: An ordered logistic regression found no significant effect of treatment conditions compared with the control group. Within treatment conditions, awareness of the character led to selection and consumption of more healthy snacks in the healthier condition (odds ratio β = 10.340, P = 0.008), and of unhealthy snacks in the unhealthy condition (odds ratio β = 0.228, P = 0.033), but children were unaware that the character influenced their decisions.Conclusions: Results suggest that young children will choose and consume healthier, not just unhealthy, products when they are aware that a popular character in an app is associated with the snack, potentially leading to healthier eating patterns.

The Kinect Project: Group motion-based gaming for people living with dementia.

Engaging in enjoyable activities is an essential part of well-being, but people with dementia can find participation increasingly difficult. Motion-based technologies can provide meaningful engagement in a wide range of activities, but for people with dementia to take advantage of these devices requires a good understanding of how best to select and present these activities to this population. The objective of this study was to explore the use of motion-based technology (Xbox Kinect) as a group activity for people with dementia who attend adult day programmes. This qualitative study took place in an adult day programme for older adults with age-related challenges. Participants (n = 23) were observed while playing a digital bowling game presented on Xbox Kinect one hour per week for a period of 20 weeks, to capture naturalistic data. Field notes generated through observations were transcribed and analysed to identify emerging themes. The findings revealed three predominant themes which illustrate the potential of motion-based technology as a group activity for people with dementia who attend adult day programmes: (a) the importance of having a trained trainer, (b) learning versus mastery and (c) playing ‘independently together’. People with dementia can learn to play games presented on motion-based technology and enjoy doing so. Furthermore, using the technology in a group setting fostered an encouraging and supportive environment which further contributed to the leisure experience. However, to be used most effectively, staff must be trained to set-up and interact with the technology, as well as introduce, teach and support people with dementia to use it.

Analysis of Movement Acceleration of Down's Syndrome Teenagers Playing Computer Games

This study aimed to evaluate movement acceleration characteristics in adolescents with Down syndrome (DS) and typical development (TD), while playing bowling and golf videogames on the Nintendo® Wii™. The sample comprised 21 adolescents diagnosed with DS and 33 with TD of both sexes, between 10 and 14 years of age. The arm swing accelerations of the dominant upper limb were collected as measures during the bowling and the golf games. The first valid measurement, verified by the software readings, recorded at the start of each of the games, was used in the analysis. In the bowling game, the groups presented significant statistical differences, with the maximum (M) peaks of acceleration for the Male Control Group (MCG) (M = 70.37) and Female Control Group (FCG) (M = 70.51) when compared with Male Down Syndrome Group (MDSG) (M = 45.33) and Female Down Syndrome Group (FDSG) (M = 37.24). In the golf game the groups also presented significant statistical differences, the only difference being that the maximum peaks of acceleration for both male groups were superior compared with the female groups, MCG (M = 74.80) and FCG (M = 56.80), as well as in MDSG (M = 45.12) and in FDSG (M = 30.52). It was possible to use accelerometry to evaluate the movement acceleration characteristics of teenagers diagnosed with DS during virtual bowling and golf games played on the Nintendo Wii console.

가상현실볼링 수행에 따른 정서변화 : 대뇌반구 비대칭 연구

가상현실볼링 수행에 따른 정서변화 : 대뇌반구 비대칭 연구

The Usage of Videogame as a Physiotherapeutic Intervention in Individuals with Down Syndrome

Down syndrome (DS) is a genetic disease which has a set of characteristics that result in delays of basic motor skills. Physiotherapy aims to reduce delays in gross and fine motor skills. It also aims to prevent joint instabilities and deformities of the bones. A feature that has drawn the attention of therapists includes virtual reality as a method of rehabilitation. The goal of this study is to analyze the degree of effectiveness of the usage of the game in the rehabilitation of patients with Down syndrome. We have selected five volunteer students; on the attendances, we use Nintendo Wii and Wii Sports CD, which contains tennis, bowling, boxing, baseball and golf games. In addition to, the assessments were executed at the first and at the last attendances for comparison of results. The results were individually placed into charts, and it could be remarkable the evolution of the aspects evaluated. We conclude that virtual reality, as an additional treatment, is interactive, playful and serves as an additional motivation for physical therapy appointments, and it gives the therapists an extra tool to assess and to acquire skills. We suggest further studies with a higher number of participants to give statistically meaning results regarding the use of videogame in therapies.

A different contender? Barack Obama, the 2008 presidential campaign and the racial politics of sport

This paper explores popular representations of Barack Obama's relationship to sport during the 2008 US presidential campaign. It delineates how white normativity framed the candidate's passion for basketball and his participation in a highly publicized bowling game. We argue that Obama's athletic activities became key vehicles for reading his body and by extension his identity and his politics. The question that could only be asked in a white supremacist context – is Obama too black or not black enough to be President? – mirrored long-standing tensions in America's affective relation to black male athletes. Representations of Obama bowling further illuminate the complicated ways in which whiteness operates. The essay concludes with a brief discussion suggesting the importance of analyses of sport for ethnic and racial studies.

Exploring Spared Capacity in Persons With Dementia: What WiiTM Can Learn

This study was designed to probe the capacity of persons with dementia to learn motor tasks. The activity selected was the Nintendo WiiTM bowling game. The experimenters followed three case studies throughout a 9-week training session, with a 5–6 month follow-up retention test. The participants had a dementia diagnosis, with disease duration ranging from 2 to 5 years. All participants demonstrated improvement in bowling scores and memory for procedural components of game participation that persisted up to 6 months. These results support spared motor learning capacity in dementia, supporting a need for further investigation of activity enhanced therapy.

Direct Observation of Children’s Preferences and Activity Levels During Interactive and Online Electronic Games

Interactive electronic games have recently been popularized and are believed to help promote children's physical activity (PA). The purpose of the study was to examine preferences and PA levels during interactive and online electronic games among overweight and nonoverweight boys and girls. Using a modification of the SOFIT, we systematically observed 70 Hong Kong Chinese children (35 boys, 35 girls; 50 nonoverweight, 20 overweight), age 9 to 12 years, during 2 60-minute recreation sessions and recorded their game mode choices and PA levels. During Session One children could play either an interactive or an online electronic bowling game and during Session Two they could play an interactive or an online electronic running game. Children chose to play the games during 94% of session time and split this time between interactive (52%) and online (48%) versions. They engaged in significantly more moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) during interactive games than their online electronic versions (70% vs. 2% of game time). Boys and nonoverweight children expended relatively more energy during the interactive games than girls and overweight children, respectively. New-generation interactive games can facilitate physical activity in children, and given the opportunity children may select them over sedentary versions.

Direct observation of children’s preferences and activity levels during interactive and on-line electronic games

Background:Interactive electronic games have recently been popularized and are believed to help promote children’s physical activity (PA). The purpose of the study was to examine preferences and PA levels during interactive and online electronic games among overweight and nonoverweight boys and girls. Methods:Using a modification of the SOFIT, we systematically observed 70 Hong Kong Chinese children (35 boys, 35 girls; 50 nonoverweight, 20 overweight), age 9 to 12 years, during 2 60-minute recreation sessions and recorded their game mode choices and PA levels. During Session One children could play either an interactive or an online electronic bowling game and during Session Two they could play an interactive or an online electronic running game. Results:Children chose to play the games during 94% of session time and split this time between interactive (52%) and online (48%) versions. They engaged in significantly more moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) during interactive games than their onlin...

Case history: Use of the Nintendo Wii to increase fine motor dexterity post cerebral vascular accident

Use of the low cost commercially available gaming console (Nintendo Wii) is a current trend in the rehabilitation environment. Released in 2006 by Nintendo, Veterans Affairs Medical Centers across the country are just setting one, Wii is being used as a physical, social, and cognitive tool. This case report seeks to provide evidence of its use as a rehabilitation tool for individuals who have experienced a recent stroke. By using whole body movements, the Wii sports games help in both gross motor and fine motor skills as well as in hand–eye coordination. This case study involves an older adult who is recovering from a cerebral vascular accident (CVA) and how using the Wii bowling game assisted to increase his fine motor strength and dexterity. CVA or stroke also called a “brain attack” can affect various parts of the brain. There are various signs and symptoms of CVA and these vary in each individual. Some of the signs that an individual having CVA shows are: sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg (especially on one side of the body), sudden confusion, trouble speaking, or understanding speech, sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes, sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination, sudden severe headache with no known cause. This case study involved an older adult who experienced a CVA involving hemorrhage in the right cerebellum as revealed in a CT scan. This CVA affected the right hand of this individual. Hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel in the brain ruptures. This lets blood to spill into nearby brain tissue, which damages the cells. Some brain cells die because their normal blood supply is cut off. Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist and Author of this case article utilized the Salisbury Veterans Affairs Medical Center Recreational Therapy initial intake assessment and discovered per patient’s report that he had decreased strength and fine motor dexterity in the fingers of his right hand status post CVA. This patient reported that after his stroke, he was not able to hold a utensil in his right hand. This case study speaks the use of the Nintendo Wii in assisting patient to regain use of the fingers of the hand that was affected by the CVA. This article can provide information for other Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialists as to the use of the Nintendo Wii™ as a treatment modality. This device can demonstrate outcomes of improving fine motor dexterity for those who are recovering from a CVA.