Extra Blog

I'm so  relieved that my presentation went relatively well. Now i'm not worried that i'll graduate and i can't until the 15th!

Blog 23: Senior Project Reflection

1. I'd say I am proud of how my power-point turned out and how I was able to use it as a prop during my presentation instead of just having it there. I was able to reference it and it can in handy when I would blank occasionally. I also was able to convey my meanings and information in a good and confident way to my audience. I was told that I was very clear with my explanations and information.

2. a. AP-P. I completed all of the requirements but stumbled a few times and forgot to mention my sources that were posted at the bottom of specific slides.
b. P. I did everything I was supposed to, on time. And I did very well during my Lesson 2.

3. Researching was not difficult for me. My mentor gave a a website that made it simple for me to find good quality studies and research.

4. I wouldn't change much. Honestly, all I would probably have done is add some more slides in my final presentation in order to make time a little easier.

5. Senior project provided me with a lot of useful skills. Because of it I got in a lot more experience with researching, communicating with those I worked with at mentorship, good time management, and planning out presentations. Working closely with those at my mentorship was very common for me. We worked together to test the game and write up bugs in order to improve it and it helped a lot of field testing days where we went and worked with seniors at the YMCA. It also pushed me to find ways of getting quality research for my later endeavors in schooling and life.

Blog 22: Mentorship

LITERAL
Nina Withrington at Blue Marble Game Company

INTERPRETIVE
My experience at BMGC actually helped my come up with my whole entire project. I came up with my EQ by coming and helping here and it is actually my second answer to my EQ. I learned so much about fall prevention and the different ways that people can help themselves be healthier and prevent a fall. I think the most important thing that I learned is that there are so many ways to prevent a fall that no one specific combination is the best for each patient.

APPLIED
The game itself is actually my second answer to my EQ. So in that respect it has helped me answer it. But also throughout the interviews I did with people who worked at BMGC, it helped contribute and solidify my other two answers but giving me professional input.

Blog 21: Exit Interview

1. What is the best way for a healthcare professional to reduce the risk of falling in the elderly?

• The best way a healthcare professional can reduce the risk of falling in the elderly is by increasing a patient's physical activity.
• The best way a healthcare professional can reduce the risk of falling in the elderly by increasing a patient's exercise and physical activity through the use of a video game.
• The best way a healthcare professional can reduce the risk of falling in the elderly is by introducing multiple interventions into a patient's life.

2. Through completion all of my research and conducting my interviews, many of my sources provided these answers as the best way to reduce fall risk. I trust my interviewees because they are professionals and have the right education and experience to confidently answer this question.

3. When second semester rolled around the corner, I started to realize that I wasn't getting enough hours since I used 30 of them for my first independent component. To solve this problem, I went to two full day game testing days with Blue Marble at the YMCA and got 10-11 hours. This helped me reach my goal of 50 hours.

4. The most significant source I had was the interview that I had with my mentor, Nina Withrington. She explained a lot of so many different aspects of my project that I can really apply it to the whole project. The second most significant source was actually the last source that I looked up. It's a study but provides a lot of background information and why multifactorial interventions are the best answer to my EQ.

Extra Blog

I'm really excited to see how the game turns out in the end. Some mini games and other map locations were added this past week and it's looking like an actusl video game now. Another thing I am really excited about is that my name is in the credits of the game! I think it's super cool that they thought to put that in there. But I can't wait to present and show what this game is all about! I don't think people quite understand it so i'll be able to really explain it.

Independent Component 2

LITERAL

• I, Hannah Seyffert, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
• Source that helped me the most:
• Dallek, Lance. "Designing Balance Exercise Programs for Older Adults." The American Council on Exercise. The American Council on Exercise. Web. 12 April 2015. <https://www.acefitness.org/certifiednewsarticle/687/designing-balance-exercise-programs-for-older%20/>
•  For my independent component, I decided to create my own mini game for the video game that is being made at my mentorship, Blue Marble Game Company. I did research and brainstormed on what I should make my game about. Once I decided on what I would do, I story-boarded my game and wrote an essay on why I chose the things I chose and how it helped me in my project.

INTERPRETIVE

• This game helped me really think about the best way to create a video game for fall prevention. It forced me to think deeply about the goal and how to accomplish it. It really made me dive into the whole process and get to know what I should be doing.
• I created a mini game for my independent component. I researched and brainstormed a lot on my ideas and what I envisioned. Once I decided on what I was going to do, I drew up/story-boarded the game itself, since I do not have the knowledge to make it on a actual computer. I also wrote an essay on why I did this, my thought process behind the actual game and how it helped me in my project.

APPLIED

• This process really helped me think about the answers to my EQ. Since my second answer is basically about the video game, it really helped reinforce why I chose that answer in the first place. By going in depth and thinking about the details of the game, it showed exactly why my second answer is what it should be.

Independent Blog

Last Thursday, the 26th, I accompanied my mentor and a couple other people from Blue Marble Game Company to the YMCA for some field testing with the game, Health in Motion. At the YMCA, we had six elders, ranging from around 71-76, come in and do a fall screening.

Going out and testing this game with elders helps us see...

1. how the users react to the game
2. what they like/dislike about the game
3. how we can improve the game to make it more enjoyable to the user
4. if the Kinect is working/tracking the movements properly
5. how to make the instructions/use of the game easier for the user to understand

Those are a few of the things we looked at while game testing. It is extremely important for us to see how the seniors interact with the game because they are our target audience. If they are not able to navigate the game on their own and enjoy it, then the game will not sell as much. Going out and field testing helps with so many different aspects of the game and it is so much fun to meet these people and have them test out Health in Motion.

Nina(seat left) is my mentor. She explains the game to the seniors, helps them while they play to game to make sure they're safe(she's a PT), and asks them questions about the game.

Rachel(seated right) records and codes the videos while the play test is happening.

Tony(standing right) is one of the designers of the game. He is there to observe to see how the game can be improved, see that the tracking is working properly, and to help with technical difficulties.