Game controllers for older adults: Experimental study on gameplay experiences and preferences

Tan Phat Pham*, Yin Leng Theng

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

17 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

With the world population ageing, studies had shown that gameplay influence to older adults' lives. However, there were few user studies to investigate older adults' experiences and preferences with different types of game controllers. The goal of our experimental study was to compare older adults' evaluation of three popular game controllers: (i) Button Controller, (ii) Gesture Controller and (iii) Mixed Button and Gesture Controller. Our findings showed that the older participants performed best with the Mixed Controller in Nintendo Wii. However, further analysis showed Gesture Controller in Xbox Kinect was most preferred controller type, despite some older participants having problems using body movements to complete the running game.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFoundations of Digital Games 2012, FDG 2012 - Conference Program
Pages284-285
Number of pages2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event2012 Foundation of Digital Games Conference, FDG 2012 - Raleigh, NC, United States
Duration: May 29 2012Jun 1 2012

Publication series

NameFoundations of Digital Games 2012, FDG 2012 - Conference Program

Conference

Conference2012 Foundation of Digital Games Conference, FDG 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityRaleigh, NC
Period5/29/126/1/12

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Software

Keywords

  • Controllers
  • Game
  • Multimodality
  • Older Adults
  • Usability

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