TY - GEN
T1 - Towards an account of sensorimotor knowledge in inclusive product design
AU - Hurtienne, Jörn
AU - Langdon, Patrick
AU - Clarkson, P. John
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - By 2020, one in every two European adults will be over 50 years in age. As old age brings along reductions in sensory, cognitive, and motor abilities, product development methodologies have to adjust. While sensory and motor abilities are relatively straightforward to measure, cognitive abilities are more elusive. The paper discusses how different sources of prior knowledge can inspire inclusive design. Special emphasis is put on knowledge derived from basic sensorimotor experiences. This is proposed to complement previous studies investigating the effects of tool knowledge on inclusiveness. Image schema theory as an account of sensorimotor knowledge is introduced and its universality, robustness, and multimodality are discussed. Current evidence for the usefulness of applying image schemas in user interface design is reviewed and implications for inclusive design research are derived. More specifically, a research program is developed that includes theoretical, empirical, as well as practical studies to promote the ideas developed in this paper.
AB - By 2020, one in every two European adults will be over 50 years in age. As old age brings along reductions in sensory, cognitive, and motor abilities, product development methodologies have to adjust. While sensory and motor abilities are relatively straightforward to measure, cognitive abilities are more elusive. The paper discusses how different sources of prior knowledge can inspire inclusive design. Special emphasis is put on knowledge derived from basic sensorimotor experiences. This is proposed to complement previous studies investigating the effects of tool knowledge on inclusiveness. Image schema theory as an account of sensorimotor knowledge is introduced and its universality, robustness, and multimodality are discussed. Current evidence for the usefulness of applying image schemas in user interface design is reviewed and implications for inclusive design research are derived. More specifically, a research program is developed that includes theoretical, empirical, as well as practical studies to promote the ideas developed in this paper.
KW - Cognitive Abilities
KW - Embodied Cognition
KW - Image Schemas
KW - Inclusive Design
KW - Prior Knowledge
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=76249128697&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-02707-9_28
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-02707-9_28
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:76249128697
SN - 3642027067
SN - 9783642027062
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 251
EP - 260
BT - Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction
T2 - 5th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, UAHCI 2009. Held as Part of HCI International 2009
Y2 - 19 July 2009 through 24 July 2009
ER -