Technology for Care Networks of Elders
IEEE Pervasive Computing
Methods for human - computer interaction research with older people
Behaviour & Information Technology - Designing Computer Systems for and with Older Users
Ambient kitchen: designing situated services using a high fidelity prototyping environment
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments
Senior-friendly technologies: interaction design for senior users
CHI '10 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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This paper describes the approach used to identify elderly people's needs and attitudes towards applying ambient sensor systems for monitoring daily activities in the home. As elderly are typically unfamiliar with such ambient technology, interactive tools for explicating sensor monitoring --an interactive dollhouse and iPad applications for displaying live monitored sensor activity data-- were developed and used for this study. Furthermore, four studies conducted by occupational therapists with more than 60 elderly participants --including questionnaires (n=41), interviews (n=6), user sessions (n=14) and field studies (n=2)-- were conducted. The experiences from these studies suggest that this approach helped to democratically engage the elderly as end-user and identify acceptance issues.