Tangible User Interface for Social Interactions for the Elderly: A Review of Literature
The global population is ageing rapidly. The ageing population faces not only the risk of health-related problems but also the challenge of social isolation and loneliness. While mainstream technology is designed to improve daily life, elderly people’s unique needs are often neglected. These technol...
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| description | The global population is ageing rapidly. The ageing population faces not only the risk of health-related problems but also the challenge of social isolation and loneliness. While mainstream technology is designed to improve daily life, elderly people’s unique needs are often neglected. These technology designs can be difficult for older adults to learn and use. Tangible user interface (TUI) gives physical form to digital information, with the aim of bridging the gap between the digital world and the physical world. Thus, it can be a more natural and intuitive interface for the older adults. The objective of this research is to review the existing research on TUI for enhancing the social interactions of elderly people. Results show that very little research has been published, given that the TUI concept was introduced 20 years ago. Our systematic literature review also resulted in several recommendations for future research, which includes getting elderly people involved in the process, from designing to evaluating the prototype and investigating the effect of TUI on older adults’ social interactions and health. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0034997d54ca40df9d2b227a0743cd1b2025-02-03T06:00:57ZengWileyAdvances in Human-Computer Interaction1687-58931687-59072018-01-01201810.1155/2018/72493787249378Tangible User Interface for Social Interactions for the Elderly: A Review of LiteratureWay Kiat Bong0Weiqin Chen1Astrid Bergland2Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Technology, Art and Design, OsloMet-Oslo Metropolitan University, Pilestredet 35, 0166 Oslo, NorwayDepartment of Computer Science, Faculty of Technology, Art and Design, OsloMet-Oslo Metropolitan University, Pilestredet 35, 0166 Oslo, NorwayDepartment of Computer Science, Faculty of Technology, Art and Design, OsloMet-Oslo Metropolitan University, Pilestredet 35, 0166 Oslo, NorwayThe global population is ageing rapidly. The ageing population faces not only the risk of health-related problems but also the challenge of social isolation and loneliness. While mainstream technology is designed to improve daily life, elderly people’s unique needs are often neglected. These technology designs can be difficult for older adults to learn and use. Tangible user interface (TUI) gives physical form to digital information, with the aim of bridging the gap between the digital world and the physical world. Thus, it can be a more natural and intuitive interface for the older adults. The objective of this research is to review the existing research on TUI for enhancing the social interactions of elderly people. Results show that very little research has been published, given that the TUI concept was introduced 20 years ago. Our systematic literature review also resulted in several recommendations for future research, which includes getting elderly people involved in the process, from designing to evaluating the prototype and investigating the effect of TUI on older adults’ social interactions and health.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7249378 |
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| title | Tangible User Interface for Social Interactions for the Elderly: A Review of Literature |
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