I kategorien Motivasjon og Treningsglede ble det inkludert 13 studier, hvor 6 er randomiserte kontrollerte studier, 2 studier har pre/post design, 2 case rapporter og 3 studier har andre design.

Oppsummert sier studiene følgende:

• Kommersielle dataspill er en motiverende treningsmetode.
• Kommersielle dataspill er mer motiverende sammenlignet med tradisjonell trening.
• Kommersielle dataspill gir økt treningsglede.
• Det sees en sammenheng mellom motivasjon og deltakelse på trening.

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