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BCSHCI
2008
13 years 6 months ago
HCI and the older population
HCI issues for older people are extremely important the rapidly ageing population in developed cou addition, technology offers great potential for this but it will only be useful ...
Joy Goodman-Deane, Suzette Keith, Gill Whitney
BCSHCI
2009
13 years 6 months ago
"A little silly and empty-headed": older adults' understandings of social networking sites
This study suggests reasons for the absence of a growing proportion of the population, the so-called baby boomers, from the otherwise highly popular social networking sites. We ex...
Vilma Lehtinen, Jaana Näsänen, Risto Sar...
HCI
2007
13 years 6 months ago
Methodologies for Involving Older Adults in the Design Process
Older people provide much greater challenges to user-centred design than more traditional user groups. It is also very important to encourage (often young) designers to develop a r...
Alan F. Newell, John L. Arnott, Alex Carmichael, M...
INTERACT
2003
13 years 6 months ago
Looking for Help? Supporting Older Adults' Use of Computer Systems
: Research with older adults indicates that despite considerable demand for help and support, the existing facilities built into computers are rarely used. Using evidence from our ...
Audrey Syme, Anna Dickinson, Rosine Eisma, Peter G...