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Usability Test of 'Paldokangsan3' a Walking Game for the Elderly

노인용 걷기게임 '팔도강산3'의 사용성 연구

  • Kim, KyungSik (Dept. of Game Development in Hoseo University) ;
  • Lee, YoonJung (Dept. of Social Welfare for the Elderly in Hoseo University) ;
  • Oh, DooNam (Dept. of Nursing in Hoseo University)
  • Received : 2015.01.19
  • Accepted : 2015.02.05
  • Published : 2015.02.20
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Abstract

The objective of this research is to evaluate the usability test of 'Paldokangsan3' which has been developed as a serious game for the elderly to improve their physical and mental health. This game machine has been installed in a silver house for one month that the elderly could play the game as they like in their convenient times. To promote their participations to practice the game, we set 3 contests with gifts for the high scores and collect their data through inspection, questionnaire and interviews by the researchers as well as in-game measurement for the play. Eight people volunteered to join the project. While the result analysis for the usability area of easiness of control, learnability of the game play, memorability and challenge didn't show the statistical confident t-value, most elderly players participated 2~3 times a day for a month even though most of them are suffering mild cognition impairment. They showed good subjective satisfactions in their interviews that we could go on the project further to expand its applications.

본 연구의 목적은 노인의 신체적 정신적 건강 향상을 위해 개발된 기능성 게임인 '팔도강산3'의 사용성을 검증하고자 한 것이다. 본 게임기계를 1달간 양로원에 설치한 후 노인들이 자율적으로 실험에 참여하도록 하였으며, 참여를 독려하기 위해 3차례의 대회를 치루면서 게임 내 플레이 정보저장과 함께 연구자의 관찰, 설문 및 면담을 통해 자료를 수집하였다. 8명이 참여하였으며, 조작편의성, 조작방식의 학습성, 기억성, 도전감 등의 연구결과는 프로그램 적용 전후 통계적인 유의한 차이를 나타내지 못하였으나 대부분의 대상자가 지적 장애를 비롯하여 인지기능저하가 있었음에도 적용 기간 동안 매일 2-3회씩 참여하였다. 면담 결과 주관적인 만족감이 표현됨으로써, 추후 본 프로그램의 적용 확대 가능성을 확인하는데 그 의의를 찾을 수 있었다.

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