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CHI
2011
ACM
12 years 8 months ago
OldGen: mobile phone personalization for older adults
Mobile devices are currently difficult to customize for the usability needs of elderly users. The elderly are instead referred to specially designed “senior phones” or softwar...
Alex Olwal, Dimitris Lachanas, Ermioni Zacharouli
CHI
2006
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
A study of the use of mobile phones by older persons
This paper reports on issues related to the use of mobile phones by older people. This study uses triangulation, a mixed method of qualitative (focus group discussions) and quanti...
Sri Hastuti Kurniawan, Murni Mahmud, Yanuar Nugroh...
CHI
2010
ACM
13 years 12 months ago
Investigation of cultural dependency in mobile technology and older adults
Studies using different methods have been carried out of older adults’ use of mobile technology in Malaysia and the UK. Preliminary results suggest that there are significant di...
Sofianiza Abd Malik, Alistair D. N. Edwards
ASSETS
2007
ACM
13 years 9 months ago
Using participatory activities with seniors to critique, build, and evaluate mobile phones
Mobile phones can provide a number of benefits to older people. However, most mobile phone designs and form factors are targeted at younger people and middle-aged adults. To infor...
Michael Massimi, Ronald M. Baecker, Michael Wu
ACMIDC
2009
13 years 9 months ago
Designing intergenerational mobile storytelling
Informal educational experiences with grandparents and other older adults can be an important component of childrens education, especially in circumstances where high quality educ...
Allison Druin, Benjamin B. Bederson, Alexander J. ...