Title :
The Playability Evaluation of Virtual Baby Feeding Application
Author :
Petrasova, A. ; Czanner, S. ; Chalmers, A. ; Farrer, J.V. ; Wolke, D.
Author_Institution :
Int. Digital Lab., Univ. of Warwick, Coventry, UK
Abstract :
This paper describes the playability evaluation of serious game application, which has been developed to significantly improve a new parent´s understanding and treatment of infants with feeding disorders. Feeding problems and the associated crying are a major cause of anxiety in new parents and substantial time and effort is spent by health care visitors in helping parents to tackle these issues. In this paper, the insights from the design and implementation of the application are provided. The engagement of users and their emotional immersion are discussed. Main findings of application evaluation are presented.
Keywords :
computer games; health care; medical computing; patient treatment; virtual reality; feeding disorders; game application; health care visitors; infants treatment; playability evaluation; virtual baby feeding application; virtual reality; Delay; Game theory; Laboratories; Medical services; Medical treatment; Mouth; Pediatrics; Psychology; Solids; Virtual reality; infant feeding difficulties; serious games; user studies; virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications (VS-GAMES), 2010 Second International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Braga
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6331-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6332-9
DOI :
10.1109/VS-GAMES.2010.19