Awareness and coordination in shared workspaces
CSCW '92 Proceedings of the 1992 ACM conference on Computer-supported cooperative work
A usability study of awareness widgets in a shared workspace groupware system
CSCW '96 Proceedings of the 1996 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work
Shared family calendars: Promoting symmetry and accessibility
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
Give and take: a study of consumer photo-sharing culture and practice
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Entertaining Situated Messaging at Home
Computer Supported Cooperative Work
The Magic Box and Collage: Responding to the challenge of distributed intergenerational play
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
Using direct and indirect input devices: Attention demands and age-related differences
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
Learning by seeing: photo viewing in the workplace
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
YouTube and intergenerational communication: the case of Geriatric1927
Universal Access in the Information Society
Designing for elders: exploring the complexity of relationships in later life
BCS-HCI '08 Proceedings of the 22nd British HCI Group Annual Conference on People and Computers: Culture, Creativity, Interaction - Volume 1
Home-based communication system for older adults and their remote family
Computers in Human Behavior
Co-creation and user-generated content-elderly people's user requirements
Computers in Human Behavior
"A little silly and empty-headed": older adults' understandings of social networking sites
Proceedings of the 23rd British HCI Group Annual Conference on People and Computers: Celebrating People and Technology
Influencing technology adoption by older adults
Interacting with Computers
Older adults and the new public sphere
Proceedings of the 2011 iConference
Social isolation of older people: the role of domestic technologies
Proceedings of the 22nd Conference of the Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest Group of Australia on Computer-Human Interaction
Life changes, connection stays: photo sharing and social connectedness for people with special needs
Proceedings of the 28th Annual European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics
Towards a framework of publics: Re-encountering media sharing and its user
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
The photostroller: supporting diverse care home residents in engaging with the world
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
CHI '11 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Gestural interfaces for elderly users: help or hindrance?
GW'09 Proceedings of the 8th international conference on Gesture in Embodied Communication and Human-Computer Interaction
Designing social networking sites for older adults
BCS '10 Proceedings of the 24th BCS Interaction Specialist Group Conference
Shades of lightweight: supporting cross-generational communication through home messaging
Universal Access in the Information Society - Special Issue: Intergenerational context as an emphasis for design
Questionable concepts: critique as resource for designing with eighty somethings
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Engaging older people using participatory design
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Universal Access in the Information Society
Actively engaging older adults in the development and evaluation of tablet technology
Proceedings of the 24th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference
Dispelling ageing myths in technology design
Proceedings of the 25th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference: Augmentation, Application, Innovation, Collaboration
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Older adults are normally characterized as consumers, rather than producers, of digital content. Current research concerning the design of technologies for older adults typically focuses on providing access to digital resources. Access is important, but is often insufficient, especially when establishing new social relationships. This paper investigates the nature and role of digital content that has been created by older adults, for the purpose of forging new relationships. We present a unique field study in which seven older adults (aged 71-92 years), who did not know each other, used a prototype iPad application (Enmesh) to create and share photographs and messages. The findings demonstrate that older adults, even those in the \'1c"oldest old\'1d" age group, embraced opportunities to express themselves creatively through digital content production. We show that self-expression and social engagement with peers can be realized when socio-technical systems are suitably designed to allow older adults to create and share their own digital content.