Play&Tune: User Feedback in the Development of a Serious Game for Optimizing Hearing Aid Orientation

Hallewell, Madeline; Patel, Harshada; Salantri, Davide; Picinali, Lorenzo; Cobb, Sue; Velzen, Jeena; D'Cruz, Mirabelle; Simeone, Luca; Simeone, Mauro

Abstract

Many hearing aid (HA) users are dissatisfied with HA performance in social situations. One way to improve HA outcomes is training the users to understand how HAs work. Play&Tune was designed to provide this training and to foster autonomy in hearing rehabilitation. We carried out two prototype evaluations and a prerelease evaluation of Play&Tune with 71 HA users, using an interview or online survey. Users gave detailed feedback on their experiences with the app. Most participants enjoyed learning about HAs and expressed a desire for autonomy over their HA settings. Our case study reinforces the importance of user feedback during app development.

Citation

Hallewell, M., Patel, H., Salantri, D., Picinali, L., Cobb, S., Velzen, J., D'Cruz, M., Simeone, L., & Simeone, M. (2021). Play&Tune: User Feedback in the Development of a Serious Game for Optimizing Hearing Aid Orientation. Ergonomics in Design, 29(1), 14-24. https://doi.org/10.1177/1064804619899558

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 5, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Jan 12, 2020
• Publication Date: 2021-01
• Deposit Date: Dec 20, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 12, 2020
• Journal: Ergonomics in Design
• Print ISSN: 1064-8046
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 29
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 14-24
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1064804619899558
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3606155
• Publisher URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1064804619899558