“Grandma! Grandpa! Let`s play together!” – Effects of game mode in multiplayer video games on intergenerational social interaction: A randomized field study

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Zahn, Carmen
Leisner, David
Niederhauser, Mario
Roos, Anna-Lena
Iseli, Tabea
Soldati, Marco
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Maintaining social relationships is a basic human need and particularly essential in old age, including when living in a retirement home. Multiplayer video games can promote the establishment and maintenance of social relationships, due to facilitating positive social interactions between players, even from different generations. Such facilitation of positive social interactions depends, however, on specific game design. The present study investigates the impacts of three different game modes on social interaction in a controlled field trial. Results reveal significant differences. Important implications on game design and the use of computer games for seniors in practice are discussed.
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video games, computer games, elderly people, game mode, serious game, social interaction, video analysis methods
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Zahn, C., Leisner, D., Niederhauser, M., Roos, A.-L., Iseli, T., & Soldati, M. (2022). “Grandma! Grandpa! Let`s play together!” – Effects of game mode in multiplayer video games on intergenerational social interaction: A randomized field study. JMIR Formative Research, forthcoming, 1–31. https://doi.org/10.26041/fhnw-4098
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