Game features of cognitive training

Craven, Michael P.; Fabricatore, Carlo

Abstract

Cognitive training aimed at older adults is introduced and the issues of engagement and adhesion are discussed. Two examples of ‘brain training’ games are analysed, one with a health (non-leisure) focus that is currently being deployed in a clinical trial (Protect Brain Training Study) and the other focussed on leisure that is available on a consumer games console (Big Brain Academy for Wii). Both are based on a set of mini-games which are aimed at training and/or testing reasoning, planning, concentration, identification, maths, visuospatial and memory skills. The game mechanics of the two examples are analysed in detail, summarised and discussed. The paper concludes with an outline of the future research direction.

Citation

Craven, M. P., & Fabricatore, C. (2016). Game features of cognitive training. In 2016 International Conference on Interactive Technologies and Games (ITAG)

• Conference Name: International Conference on Interactive Technologies and Games (ITAG) 2016
• Conference Location: Nottingham, UK
• Start Date: Oct 26, 2016
• End Date: Oct 27, 2016
• Acceptance Date: Jul 13, 2016
• Publication Date: Dec 15, 2016
• Deposit Date: Feb 6, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 6, 2017
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Book Title: 2016 International Conference on Interactive Technologies and Games (ITAG)
• ISBN: 978-1-5090-3739-1
• Keywords: cognitive training, healthy older adult, dementia, cognitive health intervention, serious game, content analysis
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/833269
• Publisher URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7782513/