The Use of Persona Based Scenario Method for the Development of Web Board Game for the Pre-elderly

• DOI: 10.5392/ijoc.2014.10.2.037
• Publication Date: 2014-07-31T03:39:53Z
• Authors: Mi-Ra Seo; Ae-Kyung Kim
• Keywords: Persona; Elderly people

This study defined the pre-elderly as middle age people from 50 to 59. Because it is difficult produce a design satisfy without deeply understanding them, their financial and physical characteristics persona-based scenario method was studied. An experimental about persona based conducted, result, types of personas found were follows: 1) Users enjoy same games online offline. 2) playing alone on computer. 3) prefer that end quickly with win or loss. Writing situation for each type, pre-elderly's problems needs occurring while they play web board obtained. The obtained user requests users would like level difficulty be simpler in game baduk; wanted unlimited credit refrainment using English words go-Stop; there simple comments screen design.