Design Elements of Pervasive Games for Elderly Players: A Social Interaction Study Case

Luciano H.O. Santos, Kazuya Okamoto, Shusuke Hiragi, Goshiro Yamamoto, Osamu Sugiyama, Tomoki Aoyama, Tomohiro Kuroda

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Abstract

We present the design process and evaluation of a pervasive, location-based mobile game created to act as an experiment system and allow evaluation of how different design elements can influence player behaviour, using social interaction as a study case. A feasibility study with a group of community dwelling elderly volunteers from the city of Kyoto, Japan, was performed to evaluate the system. Results showed that the choice of theme and overall design of game was adequate, and that elderly people could understand the game rules and their goals while playing. Points of improvement included reducing the complexity of game controls and changing social interaction mechanics to account for situations when there are only a few players active or players are too far apart.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHuman Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Social Media, Games and Assistive Environments - 5th International Conference, ITAP 2019, Held as Part of the 21st HCI International Conference, HCII 2019, Proceedings
EditorsJia Zhou, Gavriel Salvendy
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages204-215
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9783030220143
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event5th International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population, ITAP 2019, held as part of the 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2019 - Orlando, United States
Duration: 26-07-201931-07-2019

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume11593 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference5th International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population, ITAP 2019, held as part of the 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando
Period26-07-1931-07-19

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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