The results showed that a significant motivational gain was observed in all partner conditions.

“Even though participants paired with a human partner held their planks, on average, one minute and 20 seconds longer than those with no partner, those paired with one of the software-generated buddies still held out, on average, 33 seconds longer,” says Feltz.

PART OF A TEAM

Much of Feltz’s research in this area has focused on the Köhler Motivation Effect, a phenomenon that explains why people, who may not be adept exercisers themselves, perform better with a moderately better partner or team as opposed to working out alone.

Her findings give credence that programs such as “CyBud-X” can make a difference in the way people perform.

“We know that people tend to show more effort during exercise when there are other partners involved because their performance hinges on how the entire team does,” she says. “The fact that a nonhuman partner can have a similar effect is encouraging.”

The National Institutes of Health funded the study.

一项新的研究显示，一个虚拟伙伴可以让锻炼热爱者，还有那些不那么狂热的锻炼者，在锻炼过程中获得额外动力。

该研究刊载于《游戏健康杂志》（Games for Health Journal），首次指出尽管拥有一个人类伙伴仍旧是在锻炼中更好的动力，但是，软件生成的虚拟伙伴也同样有效。

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