The travelling rose: A persuasive game to stimulate walking behaviour of older persons in low SES neighbourhoods

Valentijn Visch*, Ingrid Mulder, Wessel Bos, Richard Prins

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Abstract

The persuasive game, Travelling Rose, aims to enhance walking activities of elderly residents living in neighbourhoods characterized by a low socioeconomic status. The game consists of a wooden pass-on box containing user-reports and instructions on how to find a companion, how to generate a surprise together, how to give this surprise a fellow neighbourhood member, and how to pass on the Travelling Rose box. The persuasive catch of the Travelling Rose is present when the companions are generating the surprise and are instructed to take a walk in the neighbourhood for easing social communication and flourishing creative ideas. In this chapter, the design process leading to the final version of the Travelling Rose is described, involving user studies, concept testing, and iterative prototyping. Secondly, the final prototype is presented and framed using the theoretical Persuasive Game Design model.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGamification
Subtitle of host publicationConcepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
PublisherIGI Global
Pages1296-1311
Number of pages16
Volume3-4
ISBN (Electronic)9781466682016
ISBN (Print)1466682000, 9781466682009
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

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