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Factors Affecting the Gaming Experience of Older Adults in Community and Senior Centres

Authors : Fan Zhang, Simone Hausknecht, Robyn Schell, David Kaufman

Published in: Computers Supported Education

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This study investigated whether a Wii Bowling tournament could improve older adults’ attitudes towards digital games and factors affecting their gaming experience. This study applied a two-group pre-post design. A total of 142 older adults aged 60 and over were recruited from 14 community and senior centers (N = 81 in the experimental group; N = 61 in the control group). The participants in the experimental group formed a total of 21 teams, which played against one another once a week for a period of eight weeks. The findings indicated that the Wii Bowling tournament improved older adults’ attitudes towards digital games (t = 2.53, p = .01). More importantly, the authors identified six factors that contributed to the positive gaming experience of older adults in community and senior centers.

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Metadata
Title
Factors Affecting the Gaming Experience of Older Adults in Community and Senior Centres
Authors
Fan Zhang
Simone Hausknecht
Robyn Schell
David Kaufman
Copyright Year
2017
Book
Computers Supported Education

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-63183-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-63184-4

Copyright Year: 2017

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63184-4_24

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