Advanced search
Publication Cover
Educational Gerontology Volume 37, 2011 - Issue 8
Submit an article Journal homepage
1,007
Views
31
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Elders' Usability, Dependability, and Flow Experiences on Embodied Interactive Video Games

Ming-Yueh Hwang Department of Adult and Continuing Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Jon-Chao Hong Department of Adult and Continuing Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
,
Yung-wei Hao Department of Adult and Continuing Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
&
Jyh-Tsorng Jong Department of Adult and Continuing Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
Pages 715-731 | Published online: 07 Jul 2011
 
Sample our Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing & Allied Health journals, sign in here to start your FREE access for 14 days

Abstract

Daily physical activities may slow down the deterioration of cognitive aging. This study intended to develop embodiment interactive video games with friendly human-machine interface to break through the elder's literacy, cognitive aging, and psychomotor hindrances toward technology. Another objective was to understand, through field experiments the perceived usability of the video games as well as their dependability and flow experiences on this platform.. Thirty elders constituted the sample for this study. Based on interviews and observations, this study found that the usability and dependability of this platform were high. Flow experiences occurred depending on the prior knowledge and interactive modules of the games.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related Research Data

Computer games for the elderly
Source: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Interaction design and children
Source: Oxford University Press (OUP)
The Use of Interactive Computer Services To Enhance the Quality of Life for Long-Term Care Residents
Source: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Cognitive mobile games for memory impaired older adults
Source: Emerald
Designing physical and social intergenerational family entertainment
Source: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Range of motion of the wrist: implications for designing computer input devices for the elderly
Source: Informa UK Limited
Flow experiences of children in an interactive social game environment
Source: Wiley
Content creation challenges and flow experience in educational games: The IT-Emperor case
Source: Elsevier BV
Perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and user acceptance of information technology
Source: JSTOR
Exercise Treatment for Major Depression: Maintenance of Therapeutic Benefit at 10 Months
Source: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Designing for Older Adults
Source: CRC Press
The Impact of Using Personal Computers on the Lives of Nursing Home Residents
Source: Informa UK Limited
Daily Physical Activity: Relation to Everyday Memory in Adulthood.
Source: SAGE Publications
Dependable domestic systems design: A socio-technical approach
Source: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Qualitative content analysis in nursing research: concepts, procedures and measures to achieve trustworthiness
Source: Elsevier BV
Taxonomic knowledge structure discovery from imagery-based data using the neural associative incremental learning (NAIL) algorithm
Source: Elsevier BV
The processing-speed theory of adult age differences in cognition.
Source: American Psychological Association (APA)
Do older adults underestimate their actual computer knowledge
Source: Informa UK Limited
Flow experiences in information technology use
Source: Elsevier BV
Brain craze
Source: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
a platform for co-located collaborative games
Source: ACM Press
Implementing Mobile Games into Care Services—Service Models for Finnish and Chinese Elderly Care
Source: MDPI AG
The missing link between action and cognition
Source: Elsevier BV
A methodological proposal for learning games selection and quality assessment
Source: Wiley
a model for evaluating player enjoyment in games
Source: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Reeducating Muscle Force Control in Older Persons through Strength Training
Source: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Improving the Quality of Life for Residents of Long Term Care Facilities Through Video Games
Source: Informa UK Limited

Linking provided by 

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.