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Investigating narrative in mobile games for seniors
Citation
Yee, SLCY and Duh, HBL and Quek, F, Investigating narrative in mobile games for seniors, Proceedings of CHI 2010, 10-15 April 2010, Atlanta, USA, pp. 669-672. ISBN 978-1-60558-929-9 (2010) [Refereed Conference Paper]
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Copyright 2010 Association for Computing Machinery, Inc.
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1753326.1753424
Abstract
Narratives are an intimate part of our lives. Based on behavioral
research suggesting that older adults tend to process
text better at discourse level, this study investigates the impact
of narrative structure on the enjoyment level of older
game players. Two variations of a casual memory mobile
game were built, one with a narrative and the other one
without. Nineteen senior citizens, differentiated according
to their play orientation, play-tested the games. Results
show that embedding narratives in mobile games enhances
the play experience of older adults, irrespective of their play
style. This may have implications both for game developers
and for seniors’ acceptance of casual games.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Conference Paper |
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Keywords: | Narrative structure, Elderly, Enjoyment, Mobile games |
Research Division: | Information and Computing Sciences |
Research Group: | Library and information studies |
Research Field: | Human information interaction and retrieval |
Objective Division: | Information and Communication Services |
Objective Group: | Information systems, technologies and services |
Objective Field: | Information systems, technologies and services not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Duh, HBL (Professor Henry Duh) |
ID Code: | 90294 |
Year Published: | 2010 |
Deposited By: | Information and Communication Technology |
Deposited On: | 2014-03-31 |
Last Modified: | 2014-12-08 |
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