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Summary

Gamification with visual game-like elements (GLEs) did not increase perceived playfulness but sped up cognitive tasks. Increasing cognitive demand, not GLEs, is key to enhancing mental effort and performance in gamified cognitive training.

Keywords:

aging cognitive function cognitive skills cognitive tasks cognitive tests cognitive training gamification mental effort mental workload multiplicity of cognitive functions perceived playfulness performance visual game-like elements

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Psychology
Human-Computer Interaction
Educational Technology

Background:

Cognitive training is explored for age-related pathologies.
Success in cognitive training requires sufficient mental effort from trainees.
Gamification is investigated as a method to enhance engagement in cognitive tasks.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate if gamification with visual game-like elements (GLEs) in a narrative context increases perceived playfulness and voluntary mental effort.
To determine if these effects persist when cognitive demand is increased.
To assess the impact of GLEs and cognitive solicitation on cognitive tasks.

Main Methods:

20 participants completed three versions of the Corsi spatial memory task: classic, playful with GLEs, and playful with added cognitive solicitation (mental motor inhibition).
Perceived playfulness, mental workload (MWL) using NASA-Task Load Index (NASA-TLX) and workload profile (WP) were assessed.
The study compared performance, task completion time, and MWL across different task conditions.

Main Results:

Visual GLEs did not significantly influence perceived playfulness but reduced task completion time and slightly impacted performance.
GLEs increased MWL related to attentional resources.
Increased cognitive solicitation significantly impacted MWL without compromising task performance.

Conclusions:

Modifying cognitive solicitation is more effective than adding visual GLEs for improving voluntary mental effort in cognitive tasks.
Findings provide insights for enhancing user experience in gamified cognitive tasks and serious games.
Future research should focus on optimizing cognitive demand rather than solely relying on visual enhancements.