Social Game to Improve Hearing Health Care Outcomes

社交游戏可改善听力保健结果

• 批准号: 8826279
• 负责人: BRUNO KAJIYAMA
• 金额: $ 55.38万
• 依托单位: PHOTOZIG, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-03-01 至 2016-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8826279
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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is the second most common form of hearing deficit, affecting about 26 million American adults. In addition, about one in eight children have NIHL in the US (~5.2 million children), and it is estimated that 20% of US adolescents have hearing loss. We propose the development of a social game to educate teenagers about NIHL, and promote healthy hearing behaviors with the potential to improve hearing health care, by developing and translating technologies that address the following existing barrier listed in RFA-DC-12-004: "Knowledge Barriers-health literacy and language barriers can inhibit healthcare delivery, including the patient's knowledge of their healthcare needs." There is an untapped potential to disseminate healthcare programs through social games (e.g. in Facebook), where the majority of teens spend time online, with the potential to educate and promote healthy behaviors. Our novel social game called "Noisy City" (NC) will leverage the power of social networks, as a program to increase the awareness about NIHL and how to prevent it. NC will contain education on NIHL and gaming components to promote healthy hearing behaviors (e.g. identify noise sources, avoid long exposure to loud sounds, use ear protection, do a hearing test, etc.). NC game story: teen wakes up in the mysterious Noisy City, full of loud noises and dangerous decibels. Player discovers that his/her destiny is to become a Rock Star to change the city, while preserving "hearing power." NC will be "designed to entertain" (content: 70% entertainment | 30% education) by applying fun activities, entertaining storytelling, cool avatars, growing challenges, reinforcing feedback, mystery, comic relief, aesthetic graphics, other game mechanics, and social game strategies. This is expected to increase user motivation, improve knowledge, promote healthy behaviors, and encourage teens to play/share the game. NC integrates an adventure game, social features, and learning modules. NC features a virtual city, where the game character wants to "become a Rock Star" and is exposed to loud sounds (e.g. room with loud music, concerts, sporting events, etc.). Healthy behaviors (e.g. wear ear plugs) will be rewarded with extra points. Game levels will be unlocked by watching NC videos about NIHL, and users will be motivated to invite friends in Facebook to participate (e.g. form a band, help in the game, send virtual gifts like musical instruments, etc.) Teens may have a deeper knowledge of healthy behaviors and be more engaged with games (than listening to a lecture for example), as games help to build character: players experience consequences of good/bad behaviors in the game, which are internalized by players ("they may think/feel as their avatars", e.g. "hearing power damaged due to loud noise"), and no longer limited to an abstract concept that happens to other people. Innovation: research on social game-based interventions is an unexplored field. NC is one of the first Facebook social games for NIHL prevention (if not the first).

描述（由申请人提供）：噪声性听力损失 (NIHL) 是第二常见的听力缺陷形式，影响约 2600 万美国成年人。此外，在美国，大约八分之一的儿童患有 NIHL（约 520 万儿童），并且估计 20% 的美国青少年患有听力损失。我们建议开发一款社交游戏来教育青少年有关 NIHL 的知识，并通过开发和翻译解决 RFA-DC-12-004 中列出的以下现有障碍的技术来促进健康的听力行为，从而改善听力保健：“知识障碍——健康素养和语言障碍会阻碍医疗服务的提供，包括患者对其医疗保健需求的了解。”通过社交游戏（例如 Facebook）传播医疗保健计划具有尚未开发的潜力，大多数青少年在社交游戏中花费时间上网，具有教育和促进健康行为的潜力。我们的新颖社交游戏“Noisy City”(NC) 将利用社交网络的力量，作为一项提高人们对 NIHL 及其预防方法的认识的计划。 NC 将包含有关 NIHL 和游戏组件的教育，以促进健康的听力行为（例如识别噪声源、避免长时间暴露在大声的声音中、使用护耳​​装置、进行听力测试等）。 NC游戏故事：青少年在神秘的喧闹之城中醒来，那里充满了巨大的噪音和危险的分贝。玩家发现他/她的命运是成为改变城市的摇滚明星，同时保留“听力”。 NC 将“旨在娱乐”（内容：70% 娱乐 | 30% 教育），通过应用有趣的活动、有趣的故事讲述、酷炫的头像、不断增长的挑战、强化反馈、神秘、漫画浮雕、美学图形、其他游戏机制和社交游戏策略。预计这将提高用户积极性、提高知识、促进健康行为并鼓励青少年玩/分享游戏。 NC 集成了冒险游戏、社交功能和学习模块。 NC 具有一个虚拟城市，游戏角色想要“成为摇滚明星”并暴露在大声的声音中（例如，音乐吵闹的房间、音乐会、体育赛事等）。健康的行为（例如戴耳塞）将获得额外积分。游戏关卡将通过观看有关 NIHL 的 NC 视频来解锁，并且用户将有动力邀请 Facebook 中的朋友参与（例如组建乐队、在游戏中提供帮助、发送乐器等虚拟礼物等）。了解健康行为并更多地参与游戏（例如，比听讲座），因为游戏有助于塑造性格：玩家在游戏中体验好/坏行为的后果，这些后果被玩家内化（“他们可能认为/感觉就像他们的化身”，例如“由于噪音而导致听力受损”），并且不再局限于发生在其他人身上的抽象概念。创新：基于社交游戏的干预研究是一个尚未探索的领域。 NC 是最早用于预防 NIHL 的 Facebook 社交游戏之一（如果不是第一个）。