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Animated Scale: Adaption of the Motivational Scale for User Testing with Children

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Addressing the challenge of accurately assessing motivational levels in young children through traditional questionnaires, such as the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI) and the Player Experience of Need Satisfaction (PENS) questionnaire, this study introduces a novel approach by transforming bipolar questions into unipolar ones and employing animated scales using Memoji available on the iOS system. The paper details the design process, application, and evaluation of these animated scales through pilot studies involving 62 children aged 7-14, highlighting the potential of this approach in enhancing children’s comprehension and engagement with questionnaires.

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    CHI EA '24: Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
    May 2024
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