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Game at work - for your health
Public lecture from European Researcher's Night
Humans are hunters and gatherers. But in today’s modern society, we are sitting more than ever, which is bad for our Stone Age body.
“We’re one of the countries in Europe where people sit the most, easily up to ten hours a day. Not only do we get back, shoulder and neck problems. There’s also research showing that the risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and several common cancers increases, and that life expectancy decreases by 34 per cent. Sitting is dangerous for us!” says Aseel Berglund, researcher at the Department of Computer and Information Science.
This is something she and her research partner Erik Berglund want to change - by using computer games at work. Together, they have created Liopep, a digital gaming gym available on your computer, and soon on your mobile phone, around the clock.
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The strategic research areas (SRAs) are an initiative of the Swedish government to foster world-leading research in Sweden, in selected areas. Linköping University receives funding in five of the designated research areas, and in three of these Linköping University is the main applicant. In addition, LiU researchers participate actively in the fields of e-science and transport research.