Play&tune: user feedback in the development of a serious game for optimizing hearing aid orientation
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Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Many hearing aid (HA) users are dissatisfied with HA performance in social situations. One way to improve HA outcomes is training the users to understand how HAs work. Play&Tune was designed to provide this training and to foster autonomy in hearing rehabilitation. We carried out two prototype evaluations and a prerelease evaluation of Play&Tune with 71 HA users, using an interview or online survey. Users gave detailed feedback on their experiences with the app. Most participants enjoyed learning about HAs and expressed a desire for autonomy over their HA settings. Our case study reinforces the importance of user feedback during app development.
Date Issued
2021-01-01
Date Acceptance
2020-01-01
Citation
Ergonomics in Design: The Quarterly of Human Factors Applications, 2021, 29 (1), pp.14-24
ISSN
1064-8046
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Start Page
14
End Page
24
Journal / Book Title
Ergonomics in Design: The Quarterly of Human Factors Applications
Volume
29
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© 2020 Owner. The final, definitive version of this paper has been published in Hallewell, M., Patel, H., Salanitri, D., Picinali, L., Cobb, S., Velzen, J., … Simeone, M. (2020). Play&Tune: User Feedback in the Development of a Serious Game for Optimizing Hearing Aid Orientation. Ergonomics in Design by Sage Publications Ltd. All rights reserved. It is available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/1064804619899558
Sponsor
Commission of the European Communities
Commission of the European Communities
Identifier
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1064804619899558
Grant Number
644051
644051
Subjects
1203 Design Practice and Management
Human Factors
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2020-01-12