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A cyber buddy might just give exercise enthusiasts—and those who are less than “enthused”—the extra nudge they need during a workout, new research suggests. 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。 The study, which appears in the Games for Health Journal, is the first to indicate that although a human partner is still a better motivator during exercise, a software-generated partner also can be effective. 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。 “We wanted to demonstrate that something that isn’t real can still motivate people to give greater effort while exercising than if they had to do it by themselves,” says Deborah Feltz, a professor in Michigan State University’s kinesiology department who led the study with co-investigator Brian Winn, associate professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences. 密歇根州立大学人体运动学院教授黛博拉·菲尔兹与交流艺术和科学学院副教授布莱恩·韦恩（Brian Winn）共同负责该项研究。菲尔兹说：“我们想要证明一些虚拟的事物仍旧可以激励人们在锻炼时比他们平时自己做时更加努力。” | 
