Pooya Soltani



Instituição Universidade do Porto,
Faculdade de Desporto
Email pooyas@gmail.com;
Interesses de investigação
Realidade Virtual; Exergames;
Biomecânica; Recursos Ergogénicos;
Análise da Performance




Publicações Seleccionadas

Soltani, P., Figueiredo, P., Fernandes, R. J., & Vilas-Boas, J. P. (2017). Physiological demands of a swimming-based video game: Influence of gender, swimming background, and exergame experience. Scientific Reports, 7, 5247. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-05583-8

Soltani, P., Figueiredo, P., Fernandes, R. J., & Vilas-Boas, J. P. (2017). Muscle activation behavior in sport exergames: Differences by experience and gaming velocity. Physiology & Behavior, 181, 23-28. doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2017.09.001

Soltani, P., Figueiredo, P., Fernandes, R. J., & Vilas-Boas, J. P. (2016). Do player performance, real sport experience, and gender affect movement patterns during equivalent exergame? Computers in Human Behavior, 63, 1-8. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2016.05.009

Soltani, P., Figueiredo, P., Mehrabi, A., & Vilas-Boas, J. P. (2014). Exergame playing in novice and experienced children: A pilot study. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 11(Suppl. 1), S188. doi:10.1123/jpah.2014-0173

Soltani, P., & Salesi, M. (2013). Effects of exergame and music on acute exercise responses to graded treadmill running. Games for Health Journal, 2(2), 75-80. doi:10.1089/g4h.2012.0077

Soltani, P., Figueiredo, P., Fernandes, R., Fonseca, P., & Vilas-Boas, J. P. (2014). Muscle activation during swimming exergame. In B. Mason (Ed.), Book of proceedings of the XII International Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming (pp. 248-252). Canberra, Australia: Australian Institute of Sport.

Soltani, P., & Vilas-Boas, J. P. (2017). Sport exergames for physical education. In M. Khosrow-Pour (Ed.), Encyclopedia of information science and technology (pp. 7358-7367, 4th ed.). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch640

Soltani, P., & Vilas-Boas J. P. (2016). Muscle activation during exergame playing. In D. Novák, B. Tulu, & H. Brendryen (Eds.), Handbook of research on holistic perspectives in gamification for clinical practice (pp. 312-341). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-9522-1

Soltani, P., & Vilas-Boas, J. P. (2013). Exploring learning effects during virtual swimming using biomechanical analysis (a work in progress). In P. Escudeiro & C. V. de Cravalho. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Games Based Learning (pp. 793-796). Sonning Common, UK: Academic Conferences and Publishing International.




Projectos de Investigação

Biomechanical analysis of individual and relay swimming starts: Updating knowledge and technological devices for starting performance assessment (EXPL/DTP-DES/2481/2013- FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-041981)
Financiado pela FCT/MES (PIDDAC) e co-financiado pelo Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional (FEDER) através do COMPETE – Programa Operacional Factores de Competitividade (POFC)

New materials and components for future footwear.
Financiado pelo Fundo de Desenvolvimento Regional (FEDER) através do COMPETE - Programa Operacional Factores de Competitividade (POFC)




Outras Funções

Produtor de Media, Serviço de Apoio Audiovisual, Biblioteca, Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, Portugal.