Abstract
Designing interactive systems that are pragmatic, attractive and easy to use for older adults is challenging. Participatory design, as an approach to enhance the mutual understanding between designers and end users, has been proved to be useful to improve the quality of design for older people. However, PD research has long been criticized for extensively dealing with the early-phase design while putting less emphasis on the later stages. In this paper, we argue for the importance of collaborative refinement when designing interactive systems for older adults. Through a case study, we describe our experience of co-refining the preliminary design of an interactive system with older participants from three perspectives: function, form and interaction. We also explored to adopt some potential PD methods and conclude by discussing the effectiveness of the chosen approach and methods.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Research perspective in the ear of transformations : conference proceedings of the Academy for Design Innovation Management |
Editors | Erik Bohemia, Gerda Gemser, Nuša Fain |
Place of Publication | London |
Publisher | Academy for Design Innovation Management |
Pages | 28-39 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2019 |
Event | Academy for Design Innovation Management - London, United Kingdom Duration: 19 Jun 2019 → 21 Jun 2019 |
Conference
Conference | Academy for Design Innovation Management |
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Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | London |
Period | 19/06/19 → 21/06/19 |