TY - GEN
T1 - Designing with and for the elderly
T2 - IADIS International Conference ICT, Society and Human Beings 2011, IADIS International Conference e-Democracy, Equity and Social Justice 2011, Part of the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems 2011, MCCSIS 2011
AU - Theng, Yin Leng
AU - Paye, Aung
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Worldwide the population is ageing and elderly today are socially isolated. This research is about using technologies to address elderly loneliness and encouraging active ageing. Using participatory design, we worked with and for the elderly to design an interactive social activity space for the elderly. We began by conducting a focus group to gather inputs from nine elderly users and caregivers. Through design partnerships with the elderly and caregivers, an Interactive Digital Social Activity Space (IDSAS) prototype was conceptualised. Initial feedback of the IDSAS prototype with another group of seventeen elderly users and caregivers was positive and promising. We conclude the paper by discussing the use of digital technologies and their implications in addressing elderly loneliness and encouraging active ageing.
AB - Worldwide the population is ageing and elderly today are socially isolated. This research is about using technologies to address elderly loneliness and encouraging active ageing. Using participatory design, we worked with and for the elderly to design an interactive social activity space for the elderly. We began by conducting a focus group to gather inputs from nine elderly users and caregivers. Through design partnerships with the elderly and caregivers, an Interactive Digital Social Activity Space (IDSAS) prototype was conceptualised. Initial feedback of the IDSAS prototype with another group of seventeen elderly users and caregivers was positive and promising. We conclude the paper by discussing the use of digital technologies and their implications in addressing elderly loneliness and encouraging active ageing.
KW - Active ageing
KW - Elderly
KW - Participatory design
KW - Social Activity Space
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84865090657
SN - 9789728939366
T3 - Proceedings of the IADIS Int. Conf. ICT, Society and Human Beings 2011, Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference e-Democracy, Equity and Social Justice 2011, Part of the IADIS, MCCSIS 2011
SP - 27
EP - 34
BT - Proceedings of the IADIS Int. Conf. ICT, Society and Human Beings 2011, Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference e-Democracy, Equity and Social Justice 2011, Part of the IADIS, MCCSIS 2011
Y2 - 20 July 2011 through 26 July 2011
ER -