Towards an evaluation method of how accessible serious games are to older adults

Paola Pesantez-Cabrera; Maria Ines Acosta; Veronica Jimbo; Pablo Sinchi; Priscila Cedillo

doi:10.1109/SeGAH49190.2020.9201655

Towards an evaluation method of how accessible serious games are to older adults

Paola Pesantez-Cabrera
, Maria Ines Acosta
, Veronica Jimbo
, Pablo Sinchi
, Priscila Cedillo

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

7 Scopus citations

Abstract

The loss of cognitive and motor functions in humans increases with age, and the aging population is expected to continue growing significantly in the following years. In this context, serious games have become a tool that supports health professionals in mitigating age-related cognitive problems. Additionally, the accessibility provided by those tools is a determinant factor when users need to adapt themselves to a particular technology. Therefore, this paper presents an accessibility model and an evaluation method useful for assessing how accessible serious games are to older adults, based on the Games Accessibility Guidelines (GAG) proposed by the International Game Developers Association and the ISO/IEC 25040. In order to validate and ensure the feasibility of this study, each activity of the proposed method has been applied to a real game that was created for improving certain cognitive functions (i.e., A Clockwork Brain suite of serious games).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2020 IEEE 8th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health, SeGAH 2020
Editors	Nuno Rodrigues, Richard Smith, Nuno Dias, Joao L. Vilaca, Karim Qayumi, Eva Oliveira, Duarte Duque
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728190426
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/SeGAH49190.2020.9201655
State	Published - Aug 2020
Event	8th IEEE International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health, SeGAH 2020 - Vancouver, Canada Duration: 12 Aug 2020 → 14 Aug 2020

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Name	2020 IEEE 8th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health, SeGAH 2020

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Conference	8th IEEE International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health, SeGAH 2020
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Vancouver
Period	12/08/20 → 14/08/20

Keywords

Accessibility
Evaluation
Older Adults
Serious Games

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Pesantez-Cabrera, P., Acosta, M. I., Jimbo, V., Sinchi, P., & Cedillo, P. (2020). Towards an evaluation method of how accessible serious games are to older adults. In N. Rodrigues, R. Smith, N. Dias, J. L. Vilaca, K. Qayumi, E. Oliveira, & D. Duque (Eds.), 2020 IEEE 8th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health, SeGAH 2020 Article 9201655 (2020 IEEE 8th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health, SeGAH 2020). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/SeGAH49190.2020.9201655

Pesantez-Cabrera, Paola ; Acosta, Maria Ines ; Jimbo, Veronica et al. / Towards an evaluation method of how accessible serious games are to older adults. 2020 IEEE 8th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health, SeGAH 2020. editor / Nuno Rodrigues ; Richard Smith ; Nuno Dias ; Joao L. Vilaca ; Karim Qayumi ; Eva Oliveira ; Duarte Duque. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020. (2020 IEEE 8th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health, SeGAH 2020).

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Pesantez-Cabrera, P, Acosta, MI, Jimbo, V, Sinchi, P & Cedillo, P 2020, Towards an evaluation method of how accessible serious games are to older adults. in N Rodrigues, R Smith, N Dias, JL Vilaca, K Qayumi, E Oliveira & D Duque (eds), 2020 IEEE 8th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health, SeGAH 2020., 9201655, 2020 IEEE 8th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health, SeGAH 2020, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 8th IEEE International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health, SeGAH 2020, Vancouver, Canada, 12/08/20. https://doi.org/10.1109/SeGAH49190.2020.9201655

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Pesantez-Cabrera P, Acosta MI, Jimbo V, Sinchi P, Cedillo P. Towards an evaluation method of how accessible serious games are to older adults. In Rodrigues N, Smith R, Dias N, Vilaca JL, Qayumi K, Oliveira E, Duque D, editors, 2020 IEEE 8th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health, SeGAH 2020. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2020. 9201655. (2020 IEEE 8th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health, SeGAH 2020). doi: 10.1109/SeGAH49190.2020.9201655

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