Perspectives on Human-Computer Interaction Research with Older People

261 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book promotes a critical reflection about the research conducted so far in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) with older people, whose predominant perspective focuses on decline, health, and help. It introduces a new (or different) perspective, which is grounded in interdisciplinary research on older people and digital technologies.

Key elements are to (i) address topics that include, but also
go beyond
decline, health, and help, such as leisure, fun, creativity and culture, to delve more deeply into the role of digital technologies in multiple facets of older people’s lives; (ii) focus on doing research and designing technologies
with
and
for
older adults, and their communities, to avoid and fight against negative social conceptions of ageing; and (iii) examine older people’s
life course
,
strengths
,
interests
, and
values
, as well as their limitations and needs, to design technologies that not only help but also empower them, extending their abilities and acquiring new knowledge, beyond technology use. This perspective aims to help us better understand, design, and evaluate older people’s interactions with digital technologies in the early 21
st
century.

• Reihe: Human–Computer Interaction Series
• ISBN: 9783030060756
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 04.03.2019
• Genre: Informatik, EDV/Betriebssysteme, Benutzeroberflächen
• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Herausgegeben von: Sergio Sayago