Designing Serious Games for Special User Groups--Design for Somebody Approach

Autor/inn/en	Merilampi, Sari; Koivisto, Antti; Sirkka, Andrew
Titel	Designing Serious Games for Special User Groups--Design for Somebody Approach
Quelle	In: British Journal of Educational Technology, 49 (2018) 4, S.646-658 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0007-1013
DOI	10.1111/bjet.12631
Schlagwörter	Instructional Design; Educational Games; Learning Experience; Users (Information); Ability; Individual Needs; Usability + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Educational game; Lernspiel; Lernerfahrung; Benutzerprofil; Nutzer; Fähigkeit; Fertigkeit
Abstract	This paper presents the Design for Somebody (DfS) philosophy targeted to iterative, user-oriented development of solutions for special user groups. In this article, the DfS is discussed using a game development context. The paper gives concrete examples how the DfS can be used in developing motivating serious games. The paper presents three games which can be adjusted according to the user's abilities. The aim is to generate personalized means to enable and motivate physical, cognitive and social skill development. The development process of the three games is described in order to clarify the DfS approach and the features which are of key importance in game development for special user groups. Authentic user experiences are also presented and discussed. The user experiences and the suitability of the games were investigated through interviews and observations in game test events. The main findings in general indicated the usefulness of the DfS principles and the great interest and positive experiences in special user groups. The findings encourage further research and development of serious games for these target groups. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01