Investigating the Potential market of a Serious Game for Training of Alzheimer's Caregivers in a Northern Spain region

نویسندگان

  • Jon Arambarri Basanez
  • Isabel de la Torre Díez
  • Miguel López Coronado
  • Itziar Alvarez
چکیده

Gamification can provide new perspectives to help training people with Alzheimer and their caregivers. In this paper is shown the technical and social feasibility of launching on the market a serious game for training of Alzheimer`s caregivers. A use case in the north of Spain has been selected. Before that, a state of art of serious games in the field of dementia has been done. The study showed that no serious game is available on the market focused on a widespread pathology such as Alzheimer. We have thus decided to develop and launch training products that fit Alzheimer patients and their family’s needs, exploiting the learn by doing methodology, a mix of learning in everyday practices, from experience, from other people involved, and from the

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Int. J. Serious Games

دوره 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014