ICCHP '02 Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs
Evaluating a realistic agent in an advice-giving task
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
ICCHP '08 Proceedings of the 11th international conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs
Natural Interaction between Avatars and Persons with Alzheimer's Disease
ICCHP '08 Proceedings of the 11th international conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs
From Cultural to Individual Adaptive End-User Interfaces: Helping People with Special Needs
ICCHP '08 Proceedings of the 11th international conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs
Investigating Usability Metrics for the Design and Development of Applications for the Elderly
ICCHP '08 Proceedings of the 11th international conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs
Evaluating talking heads for smart home systems
ICMI '08 Proceedings of the 10th international conference on Multimodal interfaces
Enhancing human-computer interaction with embodied conversational agents
UAHCI'07 Proceedings of the 4th international conference on Universal access in human-computer interaction: ambient interaction
Elderly users in ambient intelligence: does an avatar improve the interaction?
ERCIM'06 Proceedings of the 9th conference on User interfaces for all
USAB '09 Proceedings of the 5th Symposium of the Workgroup Human-Computer Interaction and Usability Engineering of the Austrian Computer Society on HCI and Usability for e-Inclusion
Cognitive prostheses: findings from attempts to model some aspects of cognition
HCD'11 Proceedings of the 2nd international conference on Human centered design
An avatar acceptance study for home automation scenarios
AMDO'12 Proceedings of the 7th international conference on Articulated Motion and Deformable Objects
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Designing user interfaces for elderly people has become a prominent research topic. In the context of Assistive Homes the development of user-friendly and alternative interfaces for the improvement of usability and acceptance is an important goal. Applying avatars shall provide notable benefits. This paper describes the implementation and evaluation of a "photo-realistic avatar for people with mild cognitive impairment and dementia". The findings of the user trials show positive effects such as raised user's attention, increased likeability but no effects on memory functions. Also other approaches from Germany and Spain with less anthropomorph-looking avatars are presented and their results discussed.