Wii as entertainment and socialisation aids for mental and social health of the elderly

Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 691-702

  Theng, Yin Leng ^a   Chua, Puay Hoe ^a   Pham, Tan Phat ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

computer games; elderly; intergenerational; older adults; technology adoption; teenagers

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER GAME; ELDERLY; INTERGENERATIONAL; OLDER ADULTS; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TEENAGERS;

FACTOR ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

HEALTH RISKS;

EID: 84862697298     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/2212776.2212840     Document Type: Conference Paper

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