Gostujoče predavanje Walterja R. Boot-a: The potential of video games to benefit older adults

V petek, 22. novembra 2019, vas vabimo na gostujoče predavanje Walterja R. Boot-a z naslovom "The potential of video games to benefit older adults". Predavanje bo potekalo v predavalnici FDV-28 med 9. in 10. uro.

Dr. Boot je profesor psihologije na Florida State University, kjer deluje znotraj Centre for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement (CREATE). Na Centru za družboslovno informatiko z njim sodelujemo v okviru znanstvenoraziskovalnega sodelovanja med Republiko Slovenijo in Združenimi državami Amerike v letih 2018 in 2019, ki ga sofinancira Javna agencija za raziskovalno dejavnost Republike Slovenije.

Speaker: Walter R. Boot, Ph.D., Florida State University

Title: The Potential of Video Games to Benefit Older Adults

Abstract: Increasingly, researchers are exploring video games as a means to measure and improve perceptual and cognitive abilities. Additionally, gamification is being used to increase adherence to, and engagement with, interventions to support health and well-being (e.g., exergaming). These trends suggest video games could be used to help older adults. However, barriers exist to using video games and game elements (perceptual/cognitive barriers, attitudinal barriers). As a result, relatively few older adults engage in gameplay. This talk will discuss the potential and pitfalls of serious and leisure video games for benefiting the health, well-being, and cognition of older adults, based on research conducted by the Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement (CREATE).

Bio: Walter R. Boot is a professor of psychology at Florida State University. He is one of six principal investigators of the multi-disciplinary Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement (CREATE), a long-standing and award-winning National Institute on Aging funded center dedicated to ensuring that the benefits of technology can be realized by older adults. He is also co-director of the ENHANCE (Enhancing Neurocognitive Health, Abilities, Networks, & Community Engagement) Center, funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, with a focus on how technology can support older adults living with cognitive impairment.