Health monitoring of obese people through a cloud-based serious game framework

This paper proposes a mechanism to monitor in real-time various heath conditions of obese people through a cloud-based serious game framework. We integrate body sensors and physical activity sensors within this gaming framework. Using a Treasure Hunting serious game scenario, we monitor various health and exercise related parameters of obese people during exercise such as heart rate, step count and calorie burn, which help them to become self-aware and motivated for weight loss. Besides, the therapists/caregivers are able to access the health data anytime, anywhere and from any device using our system to provide on the spot recommendations. In our experiment, we show how the proposed system monitors the obese while capturing their health-related data and guides them to improve their obesity stature.