In the current study, we examined the impact of playing Nintendo Wii games on the psychological and physical well-being of seniors in a long-term care facility. A six week-long intervention was held in SASCO Senior Citizens' Home, a long-term care facility in Singapore. Forty five residents...
Senior citizenselderly usersWiiTechnology Acceptance Modelsociabilityemotive responseshealthcareperceived usabilityperceived usefulnessWorldwide, the growing number of senior citizens is a major source of concern in many countries. Recent developments in digitally mediated games aim to encourage exercise among ...
Its sleek design and minimalist style made it one of the most widely accessible games to be enjoyed by players of all ages, ranging from children to senior citizens. While all the mini-games that came packaged together in Wii Sports had their own merits, a few of them are remembered as ...
Nintendo’s sports simulation was actually praised for the way its accessible motion-based technology helped redefine the concept of who a gamer could be, from little kids to senior citizens. (But come on, anyone who has ever made a crowd of Miis jump by accidentally throwing their bowling ...
fun. It was a great party game that was simple enough for kids, adults, senior citizens, and anybody else. Some sports were obviously better than others, but the ones that were really fun lasted a long time. Wii Play is as far away as appealing and long lasting as you can possibly ...
An exploratory study on senior citizens' perceptions of the Nintendo Wii: the case of Singapore Recent developments in digitally mediated games such as the Nintendo Wii aim to encourage exercise. This paper focuses on assessing the efficacy of the Nin... YL Theng,AB Dahlan,ML Akmal,... - AC...
Participants were excluded if they had cognitive disability or mobility limitations to play Wii or Kinect games. They were recruited through the help of a local senior activity center in Singapore. G*Power was used for the sample size calculation. Based on a priori power analysis, a sample of...