Play the games!

As Singapore prepares for a super-aged society, it is important for our budding designers, engineers and solution architects to have a deep understanding and empathy for the challenges faced by older adults.

Under the guidance of Associate Professor Bina Rai (Department of Biomedical Engineering) and TEL Imaginarium Team, students of the course BN4701: Serious Games for Health are tasked to craft visual storytelling games based on a life story of an elderly residing in Singapore. These serious games aim to bring a narrative to life using gamification that:

• triggers an emotional understanding and sensitivity towards the elderly's experiences
• enhances the players' ability to think critically and creatively when addressing the elderly's needs

Overall, players can leave with a more compassionate and informed perspective, ready to apply these insights in personal and professional contexts when serving or interacting with the silver population.