Senior
Mission Homescape has adapted escape games to the senior public: larger writing, objects adapted for easier touching and grasping, simplified puzzles. There is an animator who goes to retirement homes to provide animation.
The first objective is to take part in this original animation making them interact and communicate with the common objective of solving the riddles and finding a treasure together
Accompanied by a facilitator and the caretakers, the residents are transformed into detectives for a day. They skilfully solve the proposed problems by collectively stimulating their brains.
Retirement homes or other living facilities for the elderly
The game helps to promote dialogue between seniors and their caregivers. The aim of this entertaining activity is to delay the various weaknesses and to stimulate cognitive functions. The senior escapes games are adapted to their needs and propose themes linked to their daily problems.
An escape game is a puzzle game played in teams. The players have to solve a series of puzzles within a given time limit in order to escape or to accomplish a mission. They are above all logical puzzles. They can be visual, mathematical… These puzzles can be grouped into three main families: search, manipulation and reflection. Digging is generally the first stage of the game. Players gather objects found in a drawer, behind a frame or under a carpet for example, before finding a use for them to progress in the adventure. During the game, players are then confronted with mechanisms that require logic and sometimes some manual dexterity to complete.
Example with autnomy thematic:
This is a mobile games which propose the people over 60 in adapting and fitting out their homes. The game allows them to playfully appropriate solutions and good ideas for adapting their homes. The escape game features 4 essential rooms in a home where 5 challenges lead users to discover for themselves concrete solutions to gain autonomy at home.
Testimony of people practicing the escape game
This activity can have several positive impacts for the elderly:
The residents are delighted by this kind activity which, beyond its entertaining aspect, has a therapeutic interest. Through the necessary reflection and interaction between the participants, this activity helps to prevent loss of autonomy.
Also, by bringing together in the same teams residents with cognitive problems and others without, but who are impaired by other pathologies, everyone can easily participate, thanks to mutual support. It is a stimulating activity where everyone can find their place without feeling deprived of their abilities.
These puzzle games also have a social interest. Community life can be difficult. This new activity, through the help created within the teams of participating seniors, allows them to spend time together and share a moment.
The implementation of an escape game targeting older people and in particular this or similar practice has served to:
We can consider the good practices as sustainable for several reasons:
It has been well received by the participants,
It is useful for the exercise and development of skills and abilities
the possibility to do it in a group of 2 or 3 make the participation of everyone easier
Occupy free time allowing them to maintain an active and positive attitude
The low material costs associated with the implementation of the project can be paid by the retired retiring home.
This good practice could be replicated and could be animated by association or educational structures mainly in contact with senior.
The mobile escape game adapted for seniors allows all types of publics to participate and to entertain in an original way.
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