Creating an online escape room game for older adults: Needs assessment, design process, and usability testing

Amir Doroudian, Simone Hausknecht, David Kaufman

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Abstract

In this project, an online escape game for older adults was developed collaboratively with five novice developers and 12 older adults who tested the prototype game at several stages of the development process. We followed a User-Centered Design (UCD) process to develop the game. During the design process, older adults tested the game and it was refined based on their feedback and the research team’s observation of their play. We found that incorporating older adults into the design process significantly improved the design, as they provided insights that would not have been available otherwise. We also concluded that the older adults’ involvement in the design process could make the game better tailored to their needs. The game is currently being field-tested.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHuman Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Applications in Health, Assistance, and Entertainment - 4th International Conference, ITAP 2018, Held as Part of HCI International 2018, Proceedings
EditorsGavriel Salvendy, Gavriel Salvendy, Jia Zhou, Gavriel Salvendy
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages516-525
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9783319920368
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event4th International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population, ITAP 2018 Held as Part of HCI International 2018 - Las Vegas, United States
Duration: 15 Jul 201820 Jul 2018

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume10927 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference4th International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population, ITAP 2018 Held as Part of HCI International 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLas Vegas
Period15/07/1820/07/18

Keywords

  • Escape room
  • Need assessment
  • Older adults
  • User-centered design

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