TRACK 3(1) | DAY 1 - 2 OCT 2017 Fares Kayali, Senior Researcher of Vienna University of Technology (AT) Games for Health Europe 2017

1. How to Design for Long-Term Engagement in
Games for Health

2. Fares Kayali
Assistant Professor
Positive Impact Games Lab
TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology)
fares@igw.tuwien.ac.at
@faresK
http://piglab.org

4. Only three of the 45 studies surveyed ran for more
than three months.
Rahmani, E., & Boren, S. A. (2012). Videogames and health improvement:
a literature review of randomized controlled trials. GAMES FOR
HEALTH: Research, Development, and Clinical Applications, 1(5), 331-341.

5. …future research should lengthen both the intervention
period and user-game interaction duration
Kharrazi, H., Lu, A. S., Gharghabi, F., & Coleman, W. (2012). A scoping review
of health game research: past, present, and future. GAMES FOR HEALTH:
Research, Development, and Clinical Applications, 1(2), 153-164.

6. Formative User Research

7. MIRROR: game prototypes to
increase compliance with physical
therapy exercises

8. LEBENSNETZ: a playful
app about life history and
imagination to slow
cognitive decline

9. INTERACCT: a game world
to increase compliance of
children with medical diaries
after cancer treatment

10. Design Considerations (gameplay)
-> feedback and representation of progress

11. Design Considerations (gameplay)
-> feedback and representation of progress
-> using rewards to increase player attachment

12. Design Considerations (gameplay)

13. Design Considerations (gameplay)
-> feedback and representation of progress
-> using rewards to increase player attachment
-> social connectedness, collaboration and competition

14. Design Considerations (gameplay)

15. Design Considerations (gameplay)

16. Design Considerations (contextual)
-> personalised and individual experiences

17. Design Considerations (research)
-> overlap of core gameplay with health-beneficial behaviour

18. Design Considerations (contextual)
-> personalised and individual experiences
-> relate to everyday habits and daily routines
-> the use of mobile platforms

20. Design Considerations (contextual)
-> personalised and individual experiences
-> relate to everyday habits and daily routines
-> the use of mobile platforms
-> provide additional value and increase perceived value

21. Design Considerations (contextual)

22. Design Considerations (research)
-> overlap of core gameplay with health-beneficial behaviour
-> the application of formative research methods

23. Next Steps
-> structured evaluation of individual game elements

24. @faresK
fares@igw.tuwien.ac.athttp://piglab.org
Thank you!