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My Grandpa and I “Gotta Catch ‘Em All.” A Research Design on Intergenerational Gaming Focusing on Pokémon Go

Authors : Francesca Comunello, Simone Mulargia

Published in: Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Applications, Services and Contexts

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Abstract

Intergenerational gaming is gaining growing scholarly attention, as it can be considered a means of fostering relationships between younger and older players, a way of overcoming real or perceived differences between generations, a chance to (re)negotiate norms and roles, and a way to question age-related stereotypes. In this paper, we conduct a literature review on intergenerational gaming and pervasive gaming and present a research design to conduct an intergenerational gaming study focusing on Pokémon Go. We aim at exploring gaming practices, role negotiations, and the presence/absence of age-related stereotypes. To reach our goals, we elaborate and evaluate different research methods and tools, discussing their strengths and weaknesses and designing further research steps.

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Metadata
Title
My Grandpa and I “Gotta Catch ‘Em All.” A Research Design on Intergenerational Gaming Focusing on Pokémon Go
Authors
Francesca Comunello
Simone Mulargia
Copyright Year
2017
Book
Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Applications, Services and Contexts

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-58535-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-58536-9

Copyright Year: 2017

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58536-9_19