TRACK 1(2) | ENGAGING ELDERLY | DAY 1 - 31 OCT 2016 Frederiek de Vette, PhD Student | University of Twente (NL) Games for Health Europe 2016

1. Project nr-610359
Online gaming and training platform
against frailty in elderly people
Frederiek de Vette
University of Twente
Oct. 31st 2016

2. Project nr-610359
Frailty & PERSSILAA
• Frailty: age related functional decline
• Caused by insufficient mental stimulation, physical activity
and healthy nutrition habits
• Increased risk for disability, dementia and hospitalisation
• PERSSILAA: community-based service supported by technology
• Prevent and even reverse frailty
• Online monitoring and training
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Inclusion
GP
Municipality
Questionnaire
Frail
(vulnerable)
Pre-frail
(risk group)
Robust
(healthy)
2nd
screening
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Gaming platform
Enjoyable
gaming
experience
Give meaning to
exercises
‘Up-to-date’
user gaming
preferences
(65-75yo)
Increased
engagement in
long-term use
Usability,
accessibility,
prior experience
Improved daily
functioning
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Research takeaways
• Abandon stereotypes
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Research takeaways
• Game may demand dedication, but
• Avoid frustration: no violence, no stress,
low speed/intensity/clutter
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Research takeaways
• Multiplayer: only virtual
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Opening animation
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Game progress
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Home screen
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Home screen
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Future work
• Evaluation study
– User preferences
• Model for future game design
• Profiles for individuals or groups
– Usability
– Technology acceptance
• Platform scalable and applicable for other
services than PERSSILAA
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13. @perssilaa
www.perssilaa.eu a.f.a.devette@utwente.nl
Frederiek de Vette
DEMO URL HERE