Mobile SqueeView: Caring for the Elderly with Mobile Learning

As we are encountering to the aging society, the interest of serious games gets increasing. In this respect,‘SqueeView’ is aimed at enhancing visuo-spatial cognition of the elderly. In an empirical study with 35 mature adults, it was revealed that SqueeView had a significant effect for improving their visuo-spatial cognition capability. However, the SqueeView game that is based on the desktop computing environment is limited on time and space. We further address this issue with a new design concept on a mobile platform that can integrate game-based learning contents and computerized cognitive assessment. AUTHOR

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