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Impact of Gamification of Vision Tests on the User Experience

“…In contrast to Obrist et al, 20 no significant gender differences were observed in the reported fun level (for games 1 and 2) and preparedness to play the game again (for all games). This is a positive result for the current game designs used, as the intention was to motivate all users toward using the mHealth vision tests to monitor their eye health.…”

“…The study also revealed that there are age differences in the reported fun level and the preparedness to play the game again. As with Obrist et al, 20 the children in the current study reported higher levels of fun and enjoyment than adolescents, perhaps due to the fact that children are more inclined to give positive feedback. 24 Adolescents reported significantly lower levels of fun and preparedness to play the game again than both children and adults.…”

“…We selected a questionnaire that has been previously validated, the Short Feedback Questionnaire (SFQ). 20 It allowed fun level and enjoyment to be assessed.…”

“…An SFQ (Fig. 2), 20 which has been previously validated, was used to collect responses from participants about their experience and enjoyment of playing each game. The SFQ consisted of different parts with the first question assessing the amount of fun level using a ''funometer'' containing a five-point scale, with 1 being not fun at all (yawn, boring) and 5 being very fun (yeah, fun).…”