Testing the usability, usefulness, and user experience of tabletalk poker, a social game for seniors

Karyn Moffatt; Nicholas Shim; Jeremy P Birnholtz; Ronald M. Baecker

doi:10.1201/b21564

Testing the usability, usefulness, and user experience of tabletalk poker, a social game for seniors

Karyn Moffatt, Nicholas Shim, Jeremy P Birnholtz, Ronald M. Baecker

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Abstract

As they age, many older adults experience shrinking social networks and limited opportunities for fostering new social relationships. We postulate that games can be used to enhance social opportunities for seniors via social media. To test this hypothesis, we designed TableTalk Poker, an augmented poker game designed to encourage greater peer interaction via support for conversation and collaboration between a playing and a nonplaying partner.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Games User Research
Subtitle of host publication	A Case Study Approach
Publisher	CRC Press
Pages	241-270
Number of pages	30
ISBN (Electronic)	9781498706421
ISBN (Print)	9781498706407
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1201/b21564
State	Published - Jan 1 2017

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Science(all)

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