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The Space Journey Game: An Intergenerational Pervasive Experience

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Eva Cerezo,

Ana Cristina BlascoAuthors Info & Claims

CHI EA '19: Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Paper No.: LBW0169, Pages 1 - 6

https://doi.org/10.1145/3290607.3313055

Published: 02 May 2019 Publication History

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There is a need to re-design the entertainment systems for the older adults, incorporating the population of this age group into the digital culture. With this aim in mind this work presents an intergenerational experience carried out in an Interactive Space where tangible and gestures interaction are used to participate in pervasive gaming experiences. The experience makes use of a game initially designed just for children but in a very flexible way so that it can be tailored to different players' characteristics. Family groups made up of one or two grandparents and one or two grandchildren have played together The Fantastic Journey fulfilling all the missions either on tangible tabletops, just moving around the space or interacting by gestures. The experience was positively valued by both age groups; they were indeed happy with the opportunity of playing together in a challenging game. Nevertheless, the difficulty of designing engaging experiences for both age groups points to a challenging research area.

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Cardona JVela FLopez JMoreira F(2024)Heuristics for Designing Pervasive Game Experiences in the Older Adult PopulationGood Practices and New Perspectives in Information Systems and Technologies10.1007/978-3-031-60224-5_1(3-12)Online publication date: 13-May-2024
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The Space Journey Game: An Intergenerational Pervasive Experience
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. HCI design and evaluation methods
      1. User studies

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CHI EA '19: Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

May 2019

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ISBN:9781450359719

DOI:10.1145/3290607

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Cerezo EComa-Roselló TAguelo ABlasco-Serrano AGarrido M(2024)Exploring Intergenerational Interactions Through an Online Storytelling ExperienceIEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies10.1109/TLT.2023.326095517(157-171)Online publication date: 2024
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Cardona JVela FLopez JMoreira F(2024)Heuristics for Designing Pervasive Game Experiences in the Older Adult PopulationGood Practices and New Perspectives in Information Systems and Technologies10.1007/978-3-031-60224-5_1(3-12)Online publication date: 13-May-2024
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Cardona JLopez JVela FMoreira F(2023)Meaningful learning: motivations of older adults in serious gamesUniversal Access in the Information Society10.1007/s10209-023-00987-y23:4(1689-1704)Online publication date: 14-Mar-2023
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