The purpose of this study was to find out what kind of athletic ability is related to
game proficiency when participating in DDR video game(dance dance revolution) as a
leisure activity for elementary school students. For this goal, 369 elementary school
students were divided into two groups, one group was with excellent exercise
performance and the other group was not. We analyzed the correlation between DDR
game scores, systemic response rate to light, spatial perception ability and sub-factors
of basic physical fitness. The results were as follows. First, the DDR scores of the
excellent exercise group in the upper grades of male and female were higher than
those of the non - excellent exercise group. Second, there was no difference in the
rate of systemic reaction and spatial perception ability between excellent group and
non-excellent group of male and female. Third, the DDR score was negatively
correlated with the systemic response rate of the upper grades of male and female
groups, which meant the better the agility of participating students, the higher the
DDR score was. Fourth, the DDR score was positively correlated with the spatial
perception ability of male and female senior students, which indicated the
development of spatial perception ability through the DDR game. Fifth, all physical
fitness factors had no correlation with DDR scores. These results indicated the
possibility of evaluating the qualitative factors of subjects such as audiences'
responses and cognitive spatial perception through DDR game scores. In addition, the
continued involvement of DDR games as a type of leisure activity would have more
positive impact on students' agility and spatial perception.