Open AccessRepertory Grid Technique in a participatory design of games for older people
Author(s) -
Guilherme Fonseca,
Ezequiel Mendes Duque,
Rômulo Batista da Silva,
Lucila Ishitani
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal on interactive systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2763-7719
DOI - 10.5753/jis.2022.2114
Subject(s) - repertory grid , interview , participatory action research , participatory design , citizen journalism , entertainment , work (physics) , construct (python library) , personal construct theory , action (physics) , process (computing) , action research , psychology , computer science , applied psychology , knowledge management , sociology , social psychology , engineering , world wide web , operations management , political science , mechanical engineering , physics , parallels , quantum mechanics , anthropology , law , programming language , operating system , mathematics education
With the aging society, there is an increasing need for services and software focused on older people. Digital games are one option of software to be provided as tools for entertainment, education, and well-being. However, to deliver these benefits, games must be developed according to the needs and preferences of older people. Seeking to improve the process of eliciting preferences from the target public, we applied Repertory Grid Technique (RGT) during the participatory design of a game. RGT is a cognitive interviewing technique based on Personal Construct Psychology, which has applications in different areas, including computer science. Although many articles discuss the application of RGT in the development of systems, we did not find, in the literature, any application of the technique with older people. We developed a game focusing on older people to understand better how such technique could contribute to game development, following action research methodology. We carried out three cycles of action research, all of which involved the use of RGT. The results indicate some benefits of using RGT instead of traditional semi-structured interviews. The main contribution of this work is to provide researchers with an initial understanding of the benefits of the application of the Repertory Grid Technique for the interviews with older people and how to use it during a participatory design.