@inproceedings{900d63b19eda4686ae8a705a5255919e,
title = "Assessing older adults{\textquoteright} usability challenges using Kinect-based exergames",
abstract = "Exergames have been growing in popularity as a means to get physical exercise. Although these systems have many potential benefits both physically and cognitively, there may be barriers to their use by older adults due to a lack of design consideration for age-related changes in motor and perceptual capabilities. In this paper we evaluate the usability challenges of Kinect-based exergames for older adults. Older adults rated their interaction with the exergames system based on their perceived usefulness and ease-of-use of these systems. Although many of the participants felt that these systems could be potentially beneficial, particularly for exercise, there were several challenges experienced. We discuss the implications for design guidelines based on the usability challenges assessed.",
keywords = "Exergames, Interface evaluation, Older adults, Usability",
author = "Harrington, {Christina N.} and Hartley, {Jordan Q.} and Mitzner, {Tracy L.} and Rogers, {Wendy A.}",
note = "Funding Information: This research was supported in part by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (National Institute on Aging) Grant P01 AG17211 under the auspices of the Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement (CREATE; www.create-center.org ). We also would like to acknowledge the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (Department of Education) Grant H133E130037 under the auspices of the Rehabilitation and Engineering Research Center on Technologies to Support Successful Aging with Disability (TechSAge; www.techsage.gatech.edu ). We thank Brian Jones, the director of the Aware Home Research Initiative for the use of their facilities during testing, and Laura Barg-Walkow for her help in reviewing this paper. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015.; 1st International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population, ITAP 2015 Held as Part of 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2015 ; Conference date: 02-08-2015 Through 07-08-2015",
year = "2015",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-20913-5_45",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9783319209128",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "488--499",
editor = "Gavriel Salvendy and Jia Zhou and Gavriel Salvendy",
booktitle = "Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population",
address = "Germany",
}