Development of a Design Strategy for Playful Products of Older Adults

Journal article (2021)

Authors

T. Wang Applied Ergonomics and Design -

Dongjuan Xiao Jiangnan University

Yumei Dong Tongji University

R.H.M. Goossens Applied Ergonomics and Design - , Human-Centered Design

Research Group

Water Resources () (TU Delft)

Interaction design Persona Healthy aging Case analogies Digital games Tangible toys

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Published Date

2021

Language

English

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Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Department

Water Management

Research Group

Water Resources

Abstract

To support developing new playful product for older adults, this paper briefly reviewed a range of existing playful products, and describes how they could be strategically deconstructed and refactored from the perspective of the five interaction elements (person, purpose, means, contexts, and actions). A design framework combining case analogies and persona methods was proposed. The formalized design strategy of persona and case-based interaction elements analysis system that mainly considers two parts in the design process which are called ‘inspiration cases’ and ‘typical users’ in this paper. The strategy can be applied to the process of re-designing a specific class of playful products, such as tangible toys or digital games, for particular older adults.