“But do they like it?” Participant satisfaction and gameplay experience of a public health videogame intervention in adolescents

Hieftje, Kimberly; Pendergrass, Tyra; Montanaro, Erika; Kyriakides, Tassos C.; Florsheim, Orli; Fiellin, Lynn E.

doi:10.1109/segah.2018.8401349

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“…These findings are important as participants who have a positive gameplay experience may be more likely to fully engage in the intervention and practice important behavioral skills. 24 This study had several limitations. First, this study did not include a control group for comparison.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…Participant experience is a critical component of intervention and program success. 23 , 24 A secondary aim of this study was to collect participants’ gameplay experience for the purpose of improving the intervention and to inform a large-scale implementation study beyond this current study. Overall, the majority of participants reported that they enjoyed the game, would tell their friends to play, and that they learned something new.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Participant experience is a critical component of intervention and program success. 23,24 A secondary aim of this study was to collect participants' gameplay experience for the purpose of improving the intervention and to inform a large-scale implementation study beyond this current study.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Effectiveness of a Web-Based Tobacco Product use Prevention Videogame Intervention on Young Adolescents’ Beliefs and Knowledge

Hieftje

Fernandes

Lin³

et al. 2021

Substance Abuse

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Background Preventing tobacco product initiation in youth is a critical need. While cigarette smoking among youth has been on the decline, tobacco use in other forms, such as e-cigarettes and vaping, continue to be a major concern. The purpose of this study was to conduct a real-world, quasi-experimental test of the effectiveness of a web-based videogame, smokeSCREEN, aimed at developing healthy beliefs and knowledge associated with tobacco product use prevention, including electronic cigarettes. Methods Adolescents ( N = 560) aged 10–16 years were enrolled from schools and afterschool programs in a single-group pre–post study. Measures included a pre- and post-survey of beliefs and knowledge about tobacco product use. At post-survey, participants were asked questions regarding their gameplay experience. Paired responses for the tobacco product use in the beliefs and knowledge survey before and after the smokeSCREEN videogame intervention were compared using McNemar's test. Descriptive statistics were generated to assess overall participant gameplay experience. Results McNemar's test showed significant differences in the proportions of correct answers before (pre-survey) and after (post-survey) the intervention in seven out of eight belief questions ( p < . 0001). It also suggested significant differences in the proportions of correct answers before (pre-survey) and after (post-survey) the intervention in all six knowledge questions ( p < . 0001). Several gender and age differences were noted for belief and knowledge questions related to e-cigarettes and vaping. There was no association between gameplay duration at post-survey or to the answers of the beliefs or knowledge questions. Overall, participants reported that they enjoyed playing the game. Conclusions Findings suggest that the videogame intervention, smokeSCREEN, has a promising effect on participants’ beliefs and knowledge about tobacco product use, including electronic cigarettes and vaping, and is well accepted by adolescents.

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Effectiveness of a Web-Based Tobacco Product use Prevention Videogame Intervention on Young Adolescents’ Beliefs and Knowledge

Hieftje

Fernandes

Lin³

et al. 2021

Substance Abuse

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“…This information was relayed to our game development partners, who made the appropriate changes to create the new game. Pilot study: Gameplay experience was evaluated through participants responding to 12 items on a scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree) (11). A Cochran's Q was conducted to determine if the proportion of participants who reported being tested for HIV changed across three time points.…”

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“…Gameplay satisfaction and experience was assessed at three weeks at the end of gameplay with 12 items (e.g., "I enjoyed playing the game") on a scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree). Each item was analyzed separately using descriptive statistics (11). Three adapted scales were used to explore behaviors, intentions, knowledge, perceived susceptibility, and attitudes.…”

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Videogame intervention to encourage HIV testing and counseling among adolescents

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Hieftje²,

Duncan³

et al. 2020

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Background: Adolescents in the United States account for one-fifth of new HIV cases, and have the highest rate of undiagnosed HIV, with more than half (51%) not knowing their status. It is a crucial public health concern to help equip youth with the information and autonomy to minimize their risk and know their status. Serious videogames are emerging as valuable tools for health and behavior change in adolescents, and have potential to engage this population and increase their use of HIV testing and counseling (HTC).The purpose of this study was to: (I) modify an original serious game targeting risk reduction and HIV prevention developed by the play2PREVENT Lab and create a new serious game that focuses on HTC; (II) evaluate its feasibility and acceptability; (III) pilot-test the assessment measures that are subsequently being used in a large randomized controlled trial.Methods: Three focus groups with adolescents, aged 14-17 (n=13, mean age =15), informed artwork and storylines for PlayTest! After the game was completed, a pilot test was conducted using a one-group pretestposttest design to collect data on: (I) participants' gameplay satisfaction and experience; (II) the validity of the project's assessments. Twenty-six participants, aged 15-16 were enrolled from a local after-school program.Participants played PlayTest! twice weekly for three weeks. Data were collected on behavior, intentions, knowledge, perceived susceptibility, and attitudes related to HTC at baseline, post-gameplay (three weeks), and follow-up (six weeks).Results: For the focus groups used in the game development, four major themes emerged: (I) adolescents have strong misperceptions about HTC, including who should get tested and what the test entails; (II) adolescents have incorrect knowledge about how HIV is contracted, spread, and treated; (III) adolescents are supportive of their peers getting tested for HIV, but are not likely to get tested themselves; (IV) while the majority of adolescents know where to get tested for HIV, social stigma, misperceptions around HTC, and fear of having a positive diagnosis keep them from seeking it. For the pilot study, overall, participant experience with the game was highly favorable. The assessments were sensitive enough to capture changes in our target variables: intentions (P=0.037) and knowledge (P=0.025) related to HTC at follow-up. Conclusions:The PlayTest! game provides promising results regarding using an engaging and evidenceinformed videogame intervention to promote HTC in adolescents.

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User experience, game satisfaction and engagement with the virtual simulation VR FestLab for alcohol prevention: A quantitative analysis among Danish adolescents

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VR FestLab is a virtual reality party simulation application. The tool allows users to make decisions while experiencing a virtual party where they are offered alcohol. This study examines the user experience, game satisfaction, and engagement of 181 adolescent users (aged 15–18) with VR FestLab involving seven schools in Denmark. All user experience factors of the short user experience questionnaire were rated positively or neutral, and 66% of the students liked the VR experience. Neither the user experience score nor a score for game satisfaction and engagement were associated with sex, age, perceived family affluence, school performance, alcohol consumption and attitudes or mental health of students. Overall, positive user experiences and game satisfaction of VR FestLab were found not to differ according to student characteristics. We conclude that virtual simulations offer new ways for developing drinking refusal skills that are attractive and acceptable for adolescent users.

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“But do they like it?” Participant satisfaction and gameplay experience of a public health videogame intervention in adolescents

Cited by 6 publications

References 19 publications

Effectiveness of a Web-Based Tobacco Product use Prevention Videogame Intervention on Young Adolescents’ Beliefs and Knowledge

Effectiveness of a Web-Based Tobacco Product use Prevention Videogame Intervention on Young Adolescents’ Beliefs and Knowledge

Videogame intervention to encourage HIV testing and counseling among adolescents

User experience, game satisfaction and engagement with the virtual simulation VR FestLab for alcohol prevention: A quantitative analysis among Danish adolescents

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