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Ageing Playfully: Advancing Research on Games for Older Adults Beyond Accessibility and Health Benefits

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Kathrin Gerling,

Bob De Schutter,

Julie Brown,

Jason AllaireAuthors Info & Claims

CHI PLAY '15: Proceedings of the 2015 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play

Pages 817 - 820

https://doi.org/10.1145/2793107.2810261

Published: 05 October 2015 Publication History

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Games for older adults have previously been explored with a focus on improving older adults' well-being by fostering social interaction, and providing cognitive and physical stimulation, suggesting that they are a means of encouraging older adults to better themselves and introducing an overly functionalist perspective on play. In this workshop, we aim to shift perspectives on games for older adults on hedonic aspects that extend beyond benefits they provide. We will explore challenges and opportunities in the design and development of games for older adults that primarily focus on entertainment to create empowering and engaging experiences, and we will explore how to consolidate efforts that aim to deliver benefits of games with a purpose beyond entertainment to older adults.

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Ageing Playfully: Advancing Research on Games for Older Adults Beyond Accessibility and Health Benefits
1. Applied computing
  1. Computers in other domains
    1. Personal computers and PC applications

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CHI PLAY '15: Proceedings of the 2015 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play

October 2015

852 pages

ISBN:9781450334662

DOI:10.1145/2793107

General Chairs:
Anna L. Cox
University College London, UK
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Paul Cairns
University of York, UK
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Regina Bernhaupt
IRIT, France
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Lennart Nacke
University of Waterloo, Canada

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