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Old School - Gaming And Aging

Introduction

Games are growing up

Games Growing Up

Capabilities

As we age, people’s capabilities increase… to an extend!

Complexity

Atari control was one button + joystick, nowadays a PS4 control has a different standard (14 buttons, two joysticks, track pad, mic, …)

Changes

Vision Changes

Hearing Changes

Dexterity Changes

Reaction Time

Fatigue

Cognitive Load

Uncharted 4 has difficulty level settings, for combat, but not for puzzles.

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