Abstract

FERREIRA, Adilson Rocha  and  FRANCISCO, Deise Juliana. THE PRACTICE OF EXERGAMES IN THE MENTAL HEALTH CONTEXT: mapping coupling processes. Revista Teias [online]. 2020, vol.21, n.spe, pp.74-87.  Epub Jan 20, 2021. ISSN 1982-0305.  https://doi.org/10.12957/teias.2020.49412.

This study aimed to verify how the subject-machine coupling occurs in the interaction of people in psychological distress with exergames. For this, the research was guided by the qualitative method, with the research-intervention approach. Workshops were held with the participation of users of a CAPS in Maceió. To record the data produced, participant observation, filming and recording in a field diary were used, analyzed in the cartographic mode. It was found that the structural organization of the player changed as new disturbances were being implemented with new games, triggering new couplings. Thus, new modulations arose in the players' coupling with exergames, in order to meet the new demands generated. In addition, the triggered effects guided the look towards the discovery of other possibilities of interaction. Thus, we consider the exergame workshops as body expression practices with potential for care in the context of mental health.

Keywords : psychic suffering; video games; education; physical exercise; coupling.

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