2nd workshop on designing with older adults : towards a complete methodology

Nicol, Emma and Dunlop, Mark and Komninos, Andreas and McGee-Lennon, Marilyn and Baillie, Lynne and Eslambolchilar, Parisa and Foong, Pin Sym and Gault, Paul and Hakobyan, Lilit and Lumsden, Jo and Giraldo Velàsquez, Fáber Danilo and Horcher, Ann-Marie; (2015) 2nd workshop on designing with older adults : towards a complete methodology. In: MobileHCI '15 Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services Adjunct. ACM, DNK, pp. 908-911. ISBN 9781450336536 (https://doi.org/10.1145/2786567.2795395)

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Abstract

The ageing process can interfere considerably with the use of mobile devices, e.g. due to changes in vision, attention, and motor control. Designing mobile technology with older adults poses its own challenges. In the absence of a complete methodology for working with older users, researchers and designers are often left to improvise their own methods. This can result in co-design relationships being compromised and weak design insights emerging. How can we best adapt or modify existing methods for working with this group?