Kang Er Le

Nowadays,global aging is getting worse.As a result,a considerable number of pre-elderlies in China will soon become real elders,posing serious challenges to our society.Proceed into 21 century,the social and economic development,along with popularity of information technology,has gradually reversed the thinking ways of these pre-elderlies.Their daily needs have shifted from primary to a higher level such as emotional needs,namely,entertainment and companionship.As the mobile Internet is advancing rapidly,mobile game has gained a bright future without any doubt.However,few products which are really suitable for the pre-elderlies are seen on the market.Most cannot provide a good user experience,let alone to meet their contemporary pursuits for technological life.From the three dimensions of physiology,psychology,and cognition of the pre-elderlies,this dissertation explores the operational problems troubling the pre-elderlies when playing mobile games,and conducts the research on pre-elderlies-centered mobile games user interface(UI)with functional,aesthetic,and practical design.This dissertation adopts multiple research methods including questionnaires,interviews,and observations,etc.to analyze target users,establish figure models,and determine the types and functions of mobile game products for the pre-elderlies.Based on related principles and the practical design on the UI for Kangerle mobile game,the dissertation makes a conclusion on design research and looks into the future of mobile game's UI design mainly for the pre-elderlies at last.