Connected resources: A novel approach in designing technologies for older people

Iohanna Nicenboim; Masako Kitazaki; Tomo Kihara; Ana Torralba Marin; Martin Havranek

doi:10.1145/3170427.3186527

Connected resources: A novel approach in designing technologies for older people

Iohanna Nicenboim, Masako Kitazaki, Tomo Kihara, Ana Torralba Marin, Martin Havranek

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Abstract

In this paper, we describe three interactive prototypes of connected objects conceived as resources. Our aim with these prototypes is to demonstrate a new approach in designing connected technologies for elderly. This approach moves away from the stereotype of older people as frail and passive and addresses them as resourceful individuals. After presenting the design process and the prototypes, we discuss how to shift from the design of scripted products to the design of resources. This entails conceiving tools that can be used in various ways to support elderly’s existing competences of resourcefulness in activities they value.

Original language	English
Pages	1-4
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3170427.3186527
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2018 - Montreal, Canada Duration: 21 Apr 2018 → 26 Apr 2018

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Conference	2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2018
Abbreviated title	CHI EA'18
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal
Period	21/04/18 → 26/04/18

Keywords

Gerontechnology
Internet of Things
Research through design
Resourcefulness

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