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Blossom: Design of a Tangible Interface for Improving Intergenerational Communication for the Elderly

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Xiaojuan MaAuthors Info & Claims

ITAP '16: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Interactive Technology and Ageing Populations

Pages 87 - 98

https://doi.org/10.1145/2996267.2996276

Published: 20 October 2016 Publication History

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Exacerbating social isolation and mental problems among older generation, the lack of communication between the elderly and their children has become a prevalent issue in modem society. Previous work of assisting elderly in intergenerational communication suffers from complexity and asymmetry in real use. For the elderly living apart from the children, we conduct a research-through-design study to extract the underlying reasons for the decrease in communication. We propose a concept of embedding asynchronous voice message systems into specially designed tangible interfaces as a complement to the existing synchronous communication systems. A prototype named Blossom consisting of two identical vases with flowers and family photos is implemented. The change in shape of flowers provides users with better ambient awareness of receiving a new message and digital family photos offer two different feedbacks for different user groups to alleviate asymmetry. Qualitative evaluation with elderly and young adult users is conducted and more insights are gained for future research.

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Blossom: Design of a Tangible Interface for Improving Intergenerational Communication for the Elderly
1. Human-centered computing
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ITAP '16: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Interactive Technology and Ageing Populations

October 2016

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DOI:10.1145/2996267

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