The invisible computer
The Design of Everyday Things
CHI '05 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Requirements gathering with alzheimer's patients and caregivers
Proceedings of the 7th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility
Providing good memory cues for people with episodic memory impairment
Proceedings of the 9th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Exploring terra incognita: wayfinding devices for games
IE '07 Proceedings of the 4th Australasian conference on Interactive entertainment
Music, Heart Rate, and Emotions in the Context of Stimulating Technologies
ACII '07 Proceedings of the 2nd international conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction
Pursuing genius loci: interaction design and natural places
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
Towards analytical evaluation of human machine interfaces developed in the context of smart homes
Interacting with Computers
International Journal of Computers in Healthcare
A low-power, distributed, pervasive healthcare system for supporting memory
MobileHealth '11 Proceedings of the First ACM MobiHoc Workshop on Pervasive Wireless Healthcare
Opportunities for augmenting conversation through technology for persons with dementia
Accessible Design'05 Proceedings of the 2005 international conference on Accessible Design in the Digital World
MobileHCI '12 Proceedings of the 14th international conference on Human-computer interaction with mobile devices and services
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
Audio-enhanced paper photos: encouraging social interaction at age 105
Proceedings of the 2013 conference on Computer supported cooperative work
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Lessons learned from participatory design with and for people with dementia
Proceedings of the 15th international conference on Human-computer interaction with mobile devices and services
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As world populations grow older the incidence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other dementia related illnesses increases (approximately 18 million sufferers worldwide). One particularly devastating effect of AD is the loss of short-term memory, which radically impairs the sufferer's ability to communicate. People with dementia, however, often retain a facility for long-term memory that can function strongly given appropriate stimulation.Project CIRCA (Computer Interactive Reminiscence and Conversation Aid), utilizes interactive multimedia (including audio, video, animation and QuickTime VR environments) to stimulate long-term memory to prompt verbal and non-verbal communication. We will demonstrate how - through good design practice, interdisciplinary collaboration and a user-centred approach to design - we can invest reminiscence therapy with technology-led solutions to assist our participating test groups (30+ people with dementia and 40 carers) in conversational settings. We will demonstrate how this adaptable, expansive, immediate and engaging tool can contribute significantly to 'quality of life' in dementia care environments.