A concurrent think aloud study of engagement and usability in a serious game

Title: A concurrent think aloud study of engagement and usability in a serious game
Creator: Hookham, Geoffrey; Bewick, Bridgette; Kay-Lambkin, Frances; Nesbitt, Keith
Relation: JCSG 2016: Joint International Conference on Serious Games. Serious Games: Second Joint International Conference, JCSG 2016: Proceedings (Brisbane, Qld 26-27 September, 2016) p. 214-219
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45841-0_20
Publisher: Springer International
Resource Type: conference paper
Date: 2016
Description: This research presents a think-aloud study examining issues of engagement and usability in relation to a serious game and a more traditional online program. Results from twenty concurrent think aloud sessions involving a serious game called Shadow and its more traditional counterpart called SHADE are reported. Both programs are designed to help counsel young adults with depression and alcohol or other drug issues. An analysis of the think aloud results reveal issues related to both usability and engagement with users' concerns cycling between content and operation of the interface. The main themes emerging from the study provide an alternative lens designers.
Subject: engagement; serious games; think aloud; usability; design
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1347546
Identifier: uon:30067
Identifier: ISBN:9783319458403
Language: eng
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