未來遊戲體感裝置之形態創作與探討－以銀髮族為例

Abstract

自從1972年第一台遊戲機發明，人們對於電子遊戲的喜愛與日俱增，需求大量增加也促使電玩遊戲設備不斷進步，體感遊戲的出現突破了以往手柄按鍵輸入的遊戲方式，透過肢體動作變化進行操作，Sony、Microsoft、Nintendo等現今最大的三間遊戲公司都有推出專屬的體感遊戲，用於操作的體感裝置分別有PlayStation Move動態控制器、PlayStation VR射擊控制器、Kinect以及Joy-Con，其所帶來的遊戲體驗讓無數玩家著迷。而隨著人口老化、醫療技術的進步、全球平均壽命延長，銀髮族人口比例逐漸攀升，體感遊戲的銀髮族客群勢必會增長，是未來不容忽視的群體，體感裝置也因此會針對銀髮族使用者在形態上做出變化，是具有無限未來前景與想像空間的產品類別。本研究依據文獻探討、案例分析、專家訪談、問卷調查以及銀髮族健身器材分析調查以提出未來銀髮族遊戲體感裝置之設計建議。藉由文獻探討奠定創作的知識、理論基礎，案例分析作為技術、設計理念、互動模式、使用者體驗、實體介面的設計基礎，經專家訪談、問卷調查來確立以「易用性」與「下肢運動」為核心的創作方向。其中由問卷調查結果顯示，未來銀髮族遊戲體感裝置的創作，可以慢跑、騎自行車、競走這三項運動形態作為設計的方向；而按鈕的設計與數量，應淺顯易懂且少，以滿足多數無操作電玩遊戲主機經驗的未來銀髮族，並由此提供做為本研究銀髮族健身器材創作的形態與互動模式原型之參考。經綜合以上分析的不同概念，經專家評估後再進行修正，最終創作分別以迴轉式雙曲柄、手腳分離式操控、雙腳操控的互動模式，設計出「Mega One」、「Fun Time」與「Beehive Playboard」等三款遊戲體感裝置，擬由此提議更多元的銀髮族遊戲體感裝置之發展可能，並對這些原型設計提出討論，期望有助於提供未來遊戲體感裝置的創作參考。The appearance of motion sensing games has broken through the previous game method of gamepad input, and the operation is performed through changes in body movements. With the advancement of medical technology, the average life expectancy of the world is extended, and the proportion of the elderly population is gradually increasing. The number of elderly customers of motion sensing games is bound to increase, which is a group that cannot be ignored in the future. Devices for motion sensing games will also make changes in form for elderly users. It is a product category with unlimited future prospects and imagination. This study proposes design recommendations for gaming sensory devices for future senior citizens based on literature review, case analysis, expert interview, questionnaire survey, and analysis of fitness equipment for senior citizens. Laying the knowledge and theoretical foundation for creation through the literature review, the case analysis serves as the design foundation for technology, design concepts, interactive modes, user experience, and physical interfaces. Through the expert interview and the questionnaire survey, the creative direction centered on “usability” and “exercises for lower limbs” was established. According to the results of the questionnaire survey, the creation of gaming sensory devices for future senior citizens could take jogging, cycling and race walking as the main design direction; The design and quantity of buttons should be easy to understand and few, to meet the needs of most future senior citizens who have no experience in operating video game consoles, and thus provide a reference for the study of the form and interactive model prototype of fitness equipment creation of the senior citizens. Based on the above analysis, the different concepts were revised after expert evaluation. Finally, three kinds of devices for motion sensing games, “Mega One”, “Fun Time”, and “Beehive Playboard”, were designed in the interactive mode of rotating hyperbolic handles, hand-foot separation control, and dual foot control. This proposal aims to explore the development of more diverse gaming sensory devices for future senior citizens and discuss these prototype designs, with the hope of providing reference for the creation of future gaming sensory devices.