Investigating narrative in mobile games for seniors

Yee, Sharon Lynn Chu Yew; Duh, Henry Been-Lirn; Quek, Francis

doi:10.1145/1753326.1753424

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“…Eight participants reported that they felt more motivated to play because of the history of the game and more engaged in winning the minigames for more details on the country to which they would be ''traveling''. The importance of a narrative or context was also confirmed by Yee et al (2010).…”

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Mobile game design for the elderly: A study with focus on the motivation to play

Cota

Ishitani

Vieira

2015

Computers in Human Behavior

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 80%

“…For example, as narrative is seen as a motivational element for the elderly (Yee, Duh, & Quek, 2010), ''Viajando pelo Mundo'' was implemented with an attractive context for those who enjoy traveling or learning some characteristics of other countries. The game allows players to find out details of Brazil, Japan and France.…”

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confidence: 99%

Mobile game design for the elderly: A study with focus on the motivation to play

Cota

Ishitani

Vieira

2015

Computers in Human Behavior

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“…A modified version of the Player Enjoyment Scale (PES) was used to evaluate the enjoyment perceived and the experience of flow in a gaming activity [13]. PES is based on the EGameFlow scale [14] and includes 13 bipolar statements, both positive and negative, with scores from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree).…”

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Dynamic visualization of large numbers of off-screen objects on mobile devices

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Chittaro

Vianello

2012

Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction With Mobile Devices and Services

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Overview+Detail [25] and Wedge [16] have been proposed in the literature as effective approaches to resolve the off-screen objects problem on mobile devices. However, they have been studied with a small number of off-screen objects and (in most studies) with static scenarios, in which users did not have to perform any navigation activity. In this paper, we propose improvements to Wedge and Overview+Detail which are specifically aimed at simplifying their use in dynamic scenarios that involve large numbers of off-screen objects. We compare the effectiveness of the two approaches in the considered scenario with a user study, whose results show that Overview+Detail allows users to be faster in searching for off-screen objects and more accurate in estimating their location.

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“…Statistics show that mobile games represent about 70 to 80% of downloads [4]. According to Chu Yew Yee et al [7], the growing use of mobile phones by older adults makes mobile games for the elderly a promising niche for game developers, despite the small size of the device screens.…”

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“…Ijsselsteijn et al [2] state that digital games enhance the self-esteem and mental stimulation of the elderly. Many authors, as [6][7][8], emphasise that digital games can help older adults in terms of entertainment, relaxation, socialization, mental challenges, and physical fitness, improving the quality of the ageing process.…”

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Heuristics and Recommendations for the Design of Mobile Serious Games for Older Adults

Machado

Ferreira

Ishitani

2018

International Journal of Computer Games Technology

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As people get older, their physical and cognitive functions decline. Meeting these needs is an important goal to be reached, to propose activities that may contribute to a better quality of life, including leisure and learning. As such, this paper aims to present a set of heuristics and recommendations for the design of mobile serious games for older adults. To elaborate these heuristics and recommendations, we conducted two studies with older people. In the first study, we invited people aged 60 or more to evaluate mobile games, intending to collect data that could help us to adapt the heuristics that were already published to the public of this research. In the period between the two studies, we developed a serious mobile game (Labuta Batuta) that met the set of adapted heuristics. In the second study, we invited another group of older people, aged 45 or over, to qualitatively evaluate Labuta Batuta, in order to develop a Grounded Theory about the desirable characteristics for the design of serious mobile games for older adults. Besides a Grounded Theory, the second study allowed the identification of nine requirements to be considered when designing the mechanics of mobile games for older adults.

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Investigating narrative in mobile games for seniors

Cited by 24 publications

References 20 publications

Mobile game design for the elderly: A study with focus on the motivation to play

Mobile game design for the elderly: A study with focus on the motivation to play

Dynamic visualization of large numbers of off-screen objects on mobile devices

Heuristics and Recommendations for the Design of Mobile Serious Games for Older Adults

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