AARPG: Time Capsule David Horowitz Tracy Lin Jeffrey Markey

Time Capsule: Our prototype A trivia game for older adults A trivia game for older adults Goals: Focus on cognitive health and computer skills Goals: Focus on cognitive health and computer skills Target Audience: younger AARP members Target Audience: younger AARP members

Presentation of Time Capsule The Prototype The Prototype The Prototype The Prototype

Developmental Process 6 usability subjects 6 usability subjects 4 tasks 4 tasks Register for the Game Register for the Game Log-in to the Game Log-in to the Game Complete a Puzzle Complete a Puzzle Register to Win a Prize Register to Win a Prize Feedback – Our first prototype was hard to understand: users rated it a 5.5/9.0 and asked too much registration information. Feedback – Our first prototype was hard to understand: users rated it a 5.5/9.0 and asked too much registration information.

Developmental Process (cont) Surveyed 32 older adults Surveyed 32 older adults 57% favored a game with a beginning and end over a game that is updated daily 57% favored a game with a beginning and end over a game that is updated daily Favorite Sport: Baseball Favorite Sport: Baseball Favorite Color for Background: Blue Favorite Color for Background: Blue Most respondents felt as though they didn’t know much about pop-culture Most respondents felt as though they didn’t know much about pop-culture

Conclusions Our game is functional and tries to help older adults’ cognitive health and computer skills. Our game is functional and tries to help older adults’ cognitive health and computer skills. Requires a database back-end to track users. Requires a database back-end to track users. Beginning of a relationship between University of Maryland and the AARP. Beginning of a relationship between University of Maryland and the AARP.

Thank You We would like to Thank: We would like to Thank: Mike Lee Mike Lee Ben Shneiderman Ben Shneiderman Georg Apitz Georg Apitz J.C. Herz J.C. Herz People that participated in our usability tests People that participated in our usability tests People that filled out our online questionnaire People that filled out our online questionnaire Students that reviewed our final paper Students that reviewed our final paper

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