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The Effects of Serious Game for Elderly People -Focused on the Case of Development of 'Rejuvenesce Village'-

노인을 위한 기능성 게임의 효과 분석 - '젊어지는 마을' 개발 사례를 중심으로 -

  • Received : 2016.02.22
  • Accepted : 2016.03.14
  • Published : 2016.03.31
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Abstract

In this research, we developed 'Rejuvenesce Village' to train cognitive function and to improve satisfaction level of the elderly. This game is a serious game to train attention, memorization and judgment. Nowadays, in elderly people, lowered cognition and depressions cause problems such as dementia, indicating a need to research on the improvement of their life satisfaction and cognition improvement, and towards that end, research on effective game design is needed. It is required various functions such as H/W interface, visualization, GUI, and Color. We tested 100 elder persons on this game for 3 months in Seoul Asan Medical Center. As results, we found improvement of satisfaction of life as well as remission of depression. Based on these findings, requirements for effective serious game design for elderly people were derived.

본 연구는 노인의 인지기능 향상과 삶의 만족도 향상 및 우울 감소를 목적으로 '젊어지는 마을'을 개발하였다. '젊어지는 마을'은 주의력과 기억력, 판단력을 훈련하는 기능성 게임으로 치료와 요법의 장단점을 개선하고 재미요소를 삽입하여 노인의 인지기능을 단련하며 즐거움을 얻을 수 있다. 노인 인지기능 저하와 우울 등은 현대 노인들의 치매와 같은 문제를 야기하기 때문에 삶의 만족도와 인지기능 향상을 위한 연구가 필요하며 이를 위한 효과적인 게임 디자인 방법 연구가 요구된다. 노인의 위한 기능성 게임 개발을 위해서는 하드웨어적 인터페이스, 시각성, GUI 색체등과 같은 기능들을 고려하여야 한다. 본 연구에서는 개발한 게임을 도구로 사용하여 2012년 7월부터 5개월간 서울아산병원에서 100명의 노인을 대상으로 실험한 결과 인지기능과 삶의 만족도가 향상하는 결과와 우울감이 감소한 결과를 나타냈으며, 이를 토대로 노인에게 적합한 효과적인 기능성 게임 디자인 요구사항을 도출하였다.

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Acknowledgement

Supported by : 한국연구재단

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