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Mobile Game Design Guide to Improve Gaming Experience for the Middle-Aged and Older Adult Population: User-Centered
Seyeon Lee1, Hyunyoung Oh1, Chung-Kon Shi1
1Graduate School of Culture Technology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
JMIR Serious Games
|May 20, 2021
Summary
Mobile game design needs improvement for older adults. This study offers 45 guidelines for better cognitive, physical, and socioemotional experiences, enhancing accessibility and satisfaction for senior gamers.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology and Human-Computer Interaction
- Digital Game Design and User Experience
- Mobile Technology Accessibility
Background:
- Growing global trend of older adults engaging with mobile games.
- Established benefits of digital games for older adults' cognitive, physical, and socioemotional well-being.
- Scarcity of mobile games tailored to older adults' needs and gameplay experiences.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose mobile game design guidelines for individuals over 50.
- To adopt a human-centric approach analyzing gameplay experience.
- To enhance accessibility and satisfaction through practical design recommendations.
Main Methods:
- Conducted an 'Intergenerational Play Workshop' living laboratory project.
- Involved 40 middle-aged and older adults (mean age 66.75) playing mobile games for one month.
- Utilized a convergent parallel mixed-method design with qualitative (dialogue, diaries, observations) and quantitative (satisfaction surveys) analyses.
Main Results:
- Identified key themes of positive and negative gameplay experiences.
- Developed 45 design guidelines across cognitive/physical, psychological/socioemotional, and consumption/contextual elements.
- Validated previous findings and introduced new empirical guidelines for game design and evaluation.
Conclusions:
- Presented comprehensive guidelines to game designers for improved understanding.
- Facilitated easier access to information for enhancing older adults' gaming experiences.
- Emphasized the importance of a holistic gaming experience perspective for this demographic.
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