Putting Fun into Video Games for Older Adults

• Anne McLaughlin ^[1] ; Maribeth Gandy ^[2] ; Jason Allaire ^[1] ; Laura Whitlock ^[3]
  1. [1] North Carolina State University

     North Carolina State University

     Township of Raleigh, Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] Georgia Institute of Technology

     Georgia Institute of Technology

     Estados Unidos

     
  3. [3] University of Northern Iowa

     University of Northern Iowa

     City of Cedar Falls, Estados Unidos

     

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• Localización: Ergonomics in Design: The Quaterly of Human Factors Applications, ISSN 1064-8046, Vol. 20, Nº. 2, 2012, págs. 13-22
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Our observations of players older than 65 suggested that they weighed costs and benefits when deciding whether or not to play video games. Current games can be higher in cost for seniors because of the perceptual and cognitive changes that tend to occur with age. When seniors choose to invest effort in overcoming those costs, it is often because they perceive a high benefit. Creating successful games for seniors will likely require designers to increase the perceived benefits of games, such as engagement, even more than lowering costs such as frustration, time, and money.