UNDERSTANDING STAKEHOLDERS’ PERSPECTIVES TOWARDS SERIOUS GAMES FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES IN MACAU

摘要

PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES NEED VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND SUPPORT IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO GET INTO THE WORK MARKET AND MAINTAIN THEIR WORKPLACE. IN MACAU SAR, CHINA, THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING ECOSYSTEM STILL OPERATES IN FULLY CLASSIC, IN-PERSON, FASHION, WHICH MEANS IT IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO PANDEMIC SITUATIONS SUCH AS COVID-19. THIS CAUSES A BIG DISRUPTION TO THE TRAINING WHEN ISOLATION MEASURES ARE IN PLACE. OUR GOAL IS TO STUDY THE INTRODUCTION OF SERIOUS GAMES FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN MACAU. THIS WORK PRESENTS A STUDY TO ASSESS THE TRAINING BENEFITS OF SERIOUS GAMES AND USABILITY FACTORS, UNDERSTAND THE ACCEPTABILITY AND ADOPTION FACTORS/BENEFITS OF SERIOUS GAMES FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AND ASSOCIATED STAKEHOLDERS IN MACAU.