MoveAhead

MoveAhead is the emerging leader for bringing children’s movement, physical activity and physical development to the digital world. Co-founded by Dr. Johann Issartel & Dr. Jamie McGann, MoveAhead is supported by Enterprise Ireland and the ADAPT Centre and brings together talented experts from the fields of motor control, computer science, computer vision and design. MoveAhead is one of Ireland’s most promising new start-ups, transforming children’s digital interactions and powering transformative movement-based experiences across the ‘Kids App’ space alongside market leaders like Decathlon, Penguin and LEGO.

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Sample Publications on this project:

McGann, J., Issartel, J., Hederman, L., & Conlan, O. (2019). PaCMAn: A ‘principled’ framework, arising from a systematic review of the literature, to underpin design and deployment of video games for motor skill acquisition. Entertainment Computing, 31  

McGann, J., Issartel, J., Hederman, L., & Conlan, O. (2019). Hop.Skip.Jump.Games: the effect of ‘principled’ exergameplay on children’s locomotor skill acquisition. British Journal of Educational Technology, 50 (7)