Simppeli Aging
How is it like to be old? Feel the effects of aging in VR.
Simppeli Aging" illustrates the impact of aging by simulating various age-related impairments as individuals go about their daily activities in a virtual reality setting.
The game's primary objective is to assist young healthcare students in comprehending how aging affects a person's abilities to function and, subsequently, their everyday activities.
Gameplay
In the game, players can choose an aging impairment for their avatar at the start. The impairment options are: visual, audio, muscular control, and memory.
After selecting their impairments, the player moves into a residence where they must complete regular tasks and see how the chosen impairment affects their abilities.
Game Design
Simppeli Aging utilizes an elderly resident to identify aging impairments and other factors. The game includes VR functionality with visual and motion-based feedback systems for various aging impairments.
KAMK students wrote descriptions of different age-related issues, which were then implemented in the game in both written and spoken forms.
Teaching Content
The teaching content for the game was developed by KAMK health care personnel with the assistance of students.
The students researched various aging-related issues and created a series of tasks to simulate the resulting impairments using virtual reality. Information about different age-related impairments was also written and included in the game.
Future Development
Simppeli Aging is an experimental demo game where many gameplay elements were exploratory, and their suitability for educational purposes was tested.
There are plans to create a new version of the game that involves more detailed simulations of aging and an additional control system to enhance the effectiveness of the experience.
Download
Simppeli Aging can be downloaded from the link below. After downloading the file, you can extract the zip file and run the game from the extracted folder. Keep in mind that you need a VR headset and VR-ready computer to run the game.
Simppeli Aging - Dropbox
