The purpose of this experiment is to find out if video games affect your pulse rate.
I predict that the more intense the game is, the higher the pulse rate will be.  I believe this because in an intense game, you can get real nervous which would cause you to push the buttons very fast.


Sony Playstation

Sony Playstation Controller

Cool Boarders 3 game

Crash Bandicoot 2 game

Gran Turismo game

Final Fantasy VII game

stop watch

TV




1. Read resting pulse rate for one minute and record.

2. Repeat step 1 two more times and record.  Also calculate the average pulse rate and record.

3. Insert a selected game and begin playing.

4. Play for 5 minutes.

5. Stop playing and read pulse rate for one minute.  Record.

6. Repeat steps 4-5 for two more trials.

7. Calculate the average pulse rate and record.

8. Repeat steps 3-7 for other games.

9. Repeat steps 1-8 for additional people.




Trial 1
	Person A	Person B	Person C	Person D
Resting	80	72	68	88
Cool Boarders 3	88	68	80	92
Crash Bandicoot 2	96	84	76	100
Final Fantasy VII	84	72	72	88
Gran Turismo	96	88	88	100

Trial 2
	Person A	Person B	Person C	Person D
Resting	76	68	76	84
Cool Boarders 3	84	84	76	104
Crash Bandicoot 2	84	88	76	104
Final Fantasy VII	80	72	76	84
Gran Turismo	88	100	88	88

Trial 3
	Person A	Person B	Person C	Person D
Resting	72	72	72	88
Cool Boarders 3	88	80	80	100
Crash Bandicoot 2	88	88	76	96
Final Fantasy VII	76	76	80	88
Gran Turismo	84	80	80	92

Average Pulse Rates
	Person A	Person B	Person C	Person D
Resting	76	70.6	72	86.6
Cool Boarders 3	86.6	77.3	78.6	98.6
Crash Bandicoot 2	89.3	86.6	76	100
Final Fantasy VII	80	73.3	76	86.6
Gran Turismo	89.3	89.3	85.3	93.3

	I have discovered that my hypothesis was correct.  Video games do indeed affect the body’s pulse rate.  Crash Bandicoot 2 posted the highest pulse rates.  This game is an action game.  Final Fantasy VII posted the lowest pulse rates.  This game is very slow.  Another thing that I discovered was that people who regularly played video games had a bigger pulse increase.  This experiment shows that video games can affect the human body.