Usability of Serious Games for Health

Abstract

This study aimes to measure the interface usability in a Serious Game for Health and compare it to a game for entertainment. The sample is composed of players with extensive experience in online games. The tool used to measure the subjective satisfaction of the users is the System Usability Scale (SUS). The results indicate significantly higher usability scores in the game for entertainment when compared to the Serious Games. There is a positive correlation between in-game experience and user satisfaction. However, both games presented satisfactory usability, above the average range, indicating that usability would not be a negative aspect in the games analyzed.