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AbstractOne effective strategy to improve the quality of life for people with dementia (PWD) is rehabilitation, though patients often show reluctance due to the disease’s effects. A trending motivational approach is gamification. However, most research in this field has focused on the medical or technical aspects of system development, with less attention given to the role of game elements in the patient experience. In this study, a scoping review based on the PRISMA method was conducted on gamified rehabilitation systems, focusing on gamification elements, and interaction with technological platforms. By reviewing 46 studies, we extracted game elements based on the gamification pyramid, technological platforms, and rehabilitation methods, and compared them with previous studies on PWD interactions. This analysis identified opportunities and challenges for future research. Additionally, nine factors to improve user experience in the design of gamification systems for dementia rehabilitation were presented based on the review results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

AbstractEvidence indicates haptic stimulation can effectively evoke emotions and can be utilized in communication technologies’ design. Due to the impact of culture on people’s tactile behaviours and lack of research in West Asian cultures, this study aims to investigate the impact of affective haptics in Persian users. Using a wearable prototype, a test is conducted on 78 users to evaluate the arousal and valence level of their 4 emotions (anger, happiness, relaxed and sadness) when exposed to text messages with and without haptic stimulation and to see if they can recognise the stimuli with given haptic patterns. A semi-focused interview is also done to evaluate the results further with qualitative feedbacks. Results show vibro-tactile stimuli increase the arousal level and reduce the valence level of the emotions; however, vibrotactile stimuli cannot convey the desired valence level as they cannot render the tactile patterns related to each emotion properly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]