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HCI
2009
13 years 2 months ago
Speech Input from Older Users in Smart Environments: Challenges and Perspectives
Abstract. Although older people are an important user group for smart environments, there has been relatively little work on adapting natural language interfaces to their requireme...
Ravichander Vipperla, Maria Wolters, Kallirroi Geo...
INTERACT
2003
13 years 5 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...
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...
ASSETS
2008
ACM
13 years 6 months ago
Hover or tap?: supporting pen-based menu navigation for older adults
Tablet PCs are gaining popularity, but many users, particularly older ones, still struggle with pen-based interaction. One type of error, drifting, occurs when users accidentally ...
Karyn Moffatt, Sandra Yuen, Joanna McGrenere
ASSETS
2007
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
Slipping and drifting: using older users to uncover pen-based target acquisition difficulties
This paper presents the results of a study to gather information on the underlying causes of pen-based target acquisition difficulty. In order to observe both simple and complex i...
Karyn Moffatt, Joanna McGrenere