 | Dr Alasdair G Thin BSc, PGCert, PhD, FHEA |
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Lecturer in Human Physiology |
Dr Thin lectures in both Human Systems Physiology and Exercise Physiology and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Biography
I graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1992 with a BSc in Physiology and Sports Science. I then spent a year working in Public Heath and Health Promotion with Highland Health Board before taking up a lecturing position at Inverness College in Leisure Studies. After two years I left to undertake doctoral research into the responses to exercise in patients with Cystic Fibrosis at University College Dublin. After completing my PhD, I spent a year as teaching assistant in the Department of Physiology, prior to joining the School of Life Sciences at Heriot-Watt in 2002.
Research Interests
My research interests include the impact of modern technology on health and wellbeing, and am currently involved in work on the physiological responses to body movement controlled video games.
Blog
I have set up a blog in order to have an open discussion on the future of Active Gaming. Link to Gamersize Science blog.
Selected Publications
Thin, A. G., & Poole, N. (2010). Dance-based ExerGaming: User Experience Design Implications for Maximizing Health Benefits based on Exercise Intensity and Perceived Enjoyment. Transactions on Edutainment, In Press.
Lim, T., Ritchie, J. M., Sung, R., Kosmadoudi, Z., Liu, Y., & Thin, A. G. (2010). Haptic virtual reality assembly – Moving towards Real Engineering Applications. In Advances in Haptics, In Press.
Thin, A. G. (2009). Evaluation of a Systems Engineering Approach to using a Virtual Reality Game for Rehabilitation of Motor Function. International Simulation and Gaming Association 40th Annual Conference, Singapore.
Thin, A. G. (2009). Designing Health Promoting Dance-based ExerGames to Maximize Physical Exertion and Perceived Enjoyment based on an Evaluation of Three Commercial Games. International Simulation and Gaming Association 40th Annual Conference, Singapore.
Thin, A. G. & Poole, N. (2009). Physical Exertion and Enjoyment associated with Three Dance- based Active Video Games (ExerGames). International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 8th Annual Conference, Lisbon, Portugal.
Thin, A. G. (2008). Active Video Games And The Physical Exertion And Energy Expenditure Required To Play Them. International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 7th Annual Conference, Banff, Alberta, Canada.
Thin, A. G. (2008). Capturing Curiosity - Mobile Learning and the Internet of Things. Centre for Bioscience Bulletin, 25, 9.
Thin, A. G. (2008). In-Class Utility of a Mobile Phone to Deliver Context Specific Audio Information to Students including those with Visual Impairment. Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2008, 6214-6219.
Thin, A. G. (2008). ExerGames: A Personal Quest. sportEx Health, 18, 17-19.
Thin, A. G. (2007). "Any Time, Any Pace, Any Where Lectures" - leveraging the educational value of traditional lecture material with a novel use of test-to-speech software. Topical Issues in Biomedical Education, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Thin, A. G., Howey, D., Murdoch, L., & Crozier, A. (2007). Evaluation of physical exertion required to play the body movement controlled Eyetoy Kinetic video game. Life Sciences 2007. abstract available here
Case Study
Thin AG. (2007). Towards Learning Creatively - Class Debate. case study available here
Contact Details
School of Life Sciences
Heriot-Watt University
Riccarton
Edinburgh, EH14 4AS
Scotland, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 131 451 3469 Fax: +44 (0) 131 451 3009 email: A.G.Thin@hw.ac.uk
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