노인의 인지기능 저하 예방을 위한 청각 집중력 게임 개발에 관한 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to develop an auditory concentration game to prevent cognitive decline in the elderly. Previous studies have identified that hearing loss affects cognitive function due to the process of aging, and it has been confirmed that it is necessary to prevent this. Accordingly, based on Keller's (2013) ARCS model, an auditory concentration game was developed to prevent cognitive decline in the elderly with advice from two board game developers and an education expert. The auditory concentration game is, first, a card image and sound source that consider the emotions of the elderly with the goal of maintaining and improving cognitive function of the elderly. Through the auditory concentration game, interest and motivation for the prevention of cognitive decline were induced through the auditory concentration game, and the will to prevent dementia was promoted to improve cognitive function. Second, the stage of game development was reorganized into ideas and concept planning → category and mechanism → game rule production → game design and component production → game test five-step procedure, and it was produced with images and sound source considering the emotions of the elderly. Third, the sound source is significant in that it can be recorded in consideration of the emotions of the elderly and enjoyed various game methods, and can be applied to the cognitive program of the elderly by adjusting the difficulty of the game. Based on this study, the following studies are needed in subsequent studies. First, since it was developed as an auditory concentration game to prevent cognitive decline in the elderly, it is necessary to analyze whether it has an effect on the improvement of cognitive function. Second, it is necessary to analyze the correlation or difference because it was targeted at the entire elderly regardless of gender. Third, it is necessary to develop a specific instructional plan that can be used for the cognitive program of the elderly, and it is expected to be used as a cognitive program for the elderly such as senior citizen centers after supplementing and modifying the currently developed auditory concentration game to produce a complete game.