Create Video Games to Promote Well-Being of Elderly People – A Practice-Driven Guideline

Soldati, Marco; Zahn, Carmen; Bildibay, Doruk; Iseli, Tabea; Leisner, David; Niederhauser, Mario; Recher, Markus

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-50249-2_29

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“…From reminiscence therapy [ 49 ], it is known that food is an ideal topic for stimulating social interaction [ 50 ], because anybody can be assumed to have an opinion on food, and the interests of different generations can easily be taken into account [ 11 ]. Myosotis FoodPlanet was developed in the multidisciplinary research project Myosotis Garden [ 37 ]. The games developed in this project were designed to provide entertaining positive activity, thereby triggering intergenerational communication and enabling players to find new and exciting access to the memories and biographies of older people [ 23 ].…”

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Effects of Game Mode in Multiplayer Video Games on Intergenerational Social Interaction: Randomized Field Study

Zahn¹,

Leisner²,

Niederhauser³

et al. 2022

JMIR Form Res

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Background Maintaining social relationships is a basic human need and particularly essential in old age, including when living in a retirement home. Multiplayer video games can promote positive social interactions among players from different generations while playing. Yet, such facilitation of positive social interactions depends on specific game design. To systematically investigate the effects of game design on social interaction between seniors and their coplayers, the game Myosotis FoodPlanet was developed in this study, and the impacts of 3 different game modes on social interaction were compared in a controlled field trial. Objective This study aims to compare the effects of 3 different game modes (competitive, cooperative, and creative) on social interactions (verbal and nonverbal communication) between seniors and their younger coplayers. Methods This study was conducted in a Swiss retirement home as a controlled field trial. Participants were residents of the retirement home (N=10; mean age 84.8 years, SD 5.9 years) and played in pairs with their caregivers. Each pair played 3 game modes in random order. This resulted in 30 game sequences of 20 minutes each. A within-subject design was applied with game mode as the within-factor and social interaction as the outcome variable. To assess the quality of social interaction, 30 video-recorded game sequences were analyzed based on an event sampling method. Results Analysis of variance for repeated measurements revealed significant effects: there was significantly more verbal communication in the creative mode than in the cooperative mode (P=.04) with a strong effect size (Cohen f=0.611). An examination of verbal communication revealed more game-related communication in the creative mode than in the cooperative mode (P=.01) and the competitive mode (P=.09) with marginally significant effects and strong effect sizes (Cohen f=0.841). In addition, significantly more biography-related communication occurred in the creative mode than in the cooperative mode (P=.03), with a strong effect size (r=0.707). Regarding nonverbal communication (eg, laughing together), analysis of variance for repeated measurements showed significant differences among the game modes (P=.02) with a strong effect size (Cohen f=0.758). Results showed that there was significantly more laughing together in the competitive mode (competitive>cooperative>creative). Conclusions The results show that game mode can be an important factor for shaping the social interactions of players playing together. Compared with other modes, creative game modes can increase verbal communication. In contrast, competitive modes may stimulate more laughing together. This has important implications for game design and the use of computer games to promote social interaction between seniors and their coplayers in practice.

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“…In addition, modern games provide a (3) creative mode in which the game does not imply any rules and the players are free to explore or modify the game world in a creative way. Such games are referred to as open-ended simulation games or sandbox games [ 36 , 37 ].…”

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Effects of Game Mode in Multiplayer Video Games on Intergenerational Social Interaction: Randomized Field Study

Zahn¹,

Leisner²,

Niederhauser³

et al. 2022

JMIR Form Res

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“…They look for games that eliminate any possible barriers, such as complex learning curves or difficult-to-understand rules. Instead, they prefer games that are easy to play, that do not require high commitment or high skills, that do not punish mistakes made during the game, that can be easily stopped and continued [60], and that can be played in person to encourage social interaction.…”

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Designing a Tangible User Interface (TUI) for the Elderly Based on Their Motivations and Game Elements

Salazar-Cardona,

Cano,

Gutiérrez-Vela

et al. 2023

Sensors

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The elderly population has grown significantly in recent years, requiring strategies focused on promoting active aging to improve health and well-being. It may be achieved in many ways, including using technology for this population. We propose an interactive system for older adults based on a tangible user interface. A group of 10 experts conducted a heuristic evaluation of a system of this type utilizing a questionnaire and obtaining satisfactory results. This study evaluated the older adult population’s fun and pervasive game experience. The results will provide a basis for continuing to build this interactive system to promote active aging in older adults, either at the cognitive or physical level, depending on the applied approach.

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“…Other studies focus on software application design and development. For example, Soldati et al [30] proposed some game design concepts to promote social interaction between the elderly and other generations of players. These games were mainly aimed at relatives.…”

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Design Methods for the Elderly in Web of Science, Scopus, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure Databases: A Scientometric Analysis in CiteSpace

Abdul-Rashid

Ghazilla

2022

Sustainability

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With the increasing aging population globally, issues that come with aging are becoming more severe. This prompted the governments and society to focus on the social security of the elderly. To guarantee the safety of the elderly, satisfy their emotional requirements, and assist them in adapting to a fast-changing socio-technical environment, researchers have proposed many design methods. Various researchers have studied the relevant literature and design techniques for the elderly. However, it was discovered that China is second, followed by the United States, in terms of research impact in this area. We used the literature from China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) for China. We selected 1221 papers on geriatric design techniques from the Web of Science and Scopus (W&S) and CNKI. Bibliometrics analysis was used to evaluate the current state, development process, and future trend of research on the design methods for the elderly. The findings indicated that (1) the number of studies on geriatric design approaches in W&S and CNKI is rising every year, and (2) the accentuation and complementarity of W&S and CNKI are distinct. It will be a crucial area of study in the future to develop more pleasant and convenient goods and services for the elderly, as well as to address their emotional needs and experiences.

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Create Video Games to Promote Well-Being of Elderly People – A Practice-Driven Guideline

Cited by 7 publications

References 24 publications

Effects of Game Mode in Multiplayer Video Games on Intergenerational Social Interaction: Randomized Field Study

Effects of Game Mode in Multiplayer Video Games on Intergenerational Social Interaction: Randomized Field Study

Designing a Tangible User Interface (TUI) for the Elderly Based on Their Motivations and Game Elements

Design Methods for the Elderly in Web of Science, Scopus, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure Databases: A Scientometric Analysis in CiteSpace

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