Inclusive EducationMobile Serious Games for People with Cognitive Disabilities

  1. Jaramillo-Alcázar, Angel 1
  2. Luján-Mora, Sergio 2
  3. Salvador-Ullauri, Luis 3
  1. 1 Universidad de Las Américas, Quito - Ecuador
  2. 2 University of Alicante, Alicante - Spain
  3. 3 Centro de Educación Continua - EPN, Quito - Ecuador
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Journal:
Enfoque UTE: Facultad de Ciencias de la Ingeniería e Industrias - Universidad UTE

Year of publication: 2018

Volume: 9

Issue: 1

Pages: 53-66

Type: Article

DOI: 10.29019/ENFOQUEUTE.V9N1.236 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

Sustainable development goals

Abstract

Nowadays, the use of mobile devices is increasingly frequent. In many occasions they are used as a means of entertainment for people through video games. Serious games is a category of video games used as teaching methods in different environments. They use fun as a strategy for the learning process. However, the vast majority do not focus on vulnerable groups such as people with cognitive disabilities, because they do not consider accessibility parameters in their design. Some video games development companies have proposed general guidelines for the implementation of accessible video games, but they have not been formalized as good practices or standards. This article presents a compilation and analysis of different accessibility guidelines for the development of mobile serious games for people with cognitive disabilities. It also proposes a model to evaluate the access of serious games for people with cognitive disabilities and applies it in a case study. Finally, an evaluation tool is proposed for mobile serious games developers focused on people with cognitive disabilities.

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