Abstract
Design is a field of knowledge that studies objects and the relationships they establish with human beings. It plays a fundamental role in designing artifacts, equipment, and structures, intended to be used by most people, regardless of age or condition. The development of new specific games for a senior distribution designed by designers, outlined with a collaboration of extended professional teams with complementary skills and competencies that integrate users in their design, is crucial to overcome the stigma referenced with the notion that games are used exclusively in childhood and adolescence. Involving end-users in project development, taking into account what is relevant, allows for faster and more effective results. Listening, seeing, and analyzing are approaches the project must integrate since what the elderly say sometimes is not what they think, feel, or do.
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The designer directs his efforts towards the immediate improvement of the human environment (Bonsiepe, 1965).
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All that we do, almost all the time, designs, for design is basic to all human activity (Papanek, 1984, p. 3).
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Design can and must become a way in which young people can participate in changing society (Papanek, 1984, p. xiii).
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WHO: Aging and Health. Geneva, 2020, https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/ageing-and-health.
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“Co-design with tools for creativity and communication with people who will benefit from the design process” Liz Sanders.
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ESAD College of Art and Design.
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The CIVAS - Center for Children, Old Age, and Social Support is a social support equipment for the elderly, where the satisfaction of their most basic needs is guaranteed, contributing to the maintenance of the elderly population in their socio-family environment.
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Azevedo, M., Lemos, J. (2021). Games for Seniors - An Interactive Artifact for the Aging Population. In: Kalra, J., Lightner, N.J., Taiar, R. (eds) Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices. AHFE 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 263. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80744-3_53
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