Sökning: "design for older adults"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 47 uppsatser innehållade orden design for older adults.

  1. 1. Accessibility in Social Media : Facebook and the Older Adult

    Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT

    Författare :Angie Jeansson Hall; Arshed Al-Hadeethi; Jenny Gustafsson; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Older Social Media Users; Heuristic Evaluation; Inclusive Design; WCAG Compliance; Digital Exclusion; Facebook Usability; User Study;

    Sammanfattning : In recent years, there has been a substantial increase in the percentage of seniors using social media, yet few studies have been conducted to understand the challenges underlying social network utilisation by seniors. By understanding what motivates seniors to use social media, the difficulties they encounter while using them and what would be an inclusive social media from their perspective is paramount for designing inclusive user interfaces that suit this growing population. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Exploring older adults' interaction with a gamified memory task. A pilot study to assess usability of the 'Brain Blossom' game

    Kandidat-uppsats, Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Författare :Hanna Persson; Vida William-Olsson; [2023-11-20]
    Nyckelord :gamified memory task; explorative study; biometric data; user experience; användarupplevelse; gamifierad minnesuppgift; explorativ studie; biometrisk data;

    Sammanfattning : The research employed a qualitative methodology to gather insights regarding the performance, as well as the emotional and physiological reactions of older adults engaging with the "Brain Blossom" game over three sessions. This was achieved by utilizing self-reported information, encompassing tools such as the Self Assessment Manikin scale and usability experience (UX) questionnaires. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Behaviours of older adults in urban outdoor environments during warm days

    Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Författare :Sandra Lujic; [2023-08-18]
    Nyckelord :Older adults; urban outdoor environments; behaviour; preferences; thermal comfort;

    Sammanfattning : As a result of climate change, heat waves are expected to increase in frequency, duration, and severity, which is particularly threatening to the urban population. Vulnerable groups, including the older population, are more likely to be affected by adverse health effects due to heat exposure. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Age-friendly planning of urban green spaces : A case study regarding older adults and park design in Östersund, Sweden

    Master-uppsats, Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turism

    Författare :Simon Strömqvist; [2023]
    Nyckelord :age-friendly parks; planning; urban green spaces; aging population; outdoor recreation; health;

    Sammanfattning : Age-friendly parks support older adults' health as places for urban outdoor recreation when more remote nature becomes inaccessible. I analyzed data from a previous survey (n = 266) to explore factors important for older adults' nature experience knowledge to find essential features of age-friendly park design. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Intelligible dialogue manager for social robots : An AI dialogue robot solution based on Rasa open-source framework and Pepper robot

    Master-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Författare :Jiangeng Sun; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Rasa; understandable robots; HRI;

    Sammanfattning : In the process of Human-Robot Interaction, improving the intelligibility of robots is crucial. Intelligibility refers to the degree to which humans can understand robot behavior and decision-making. When humans interact with low-intelligibility robots, it can lead to a series of problems, such as misunderstanding and trust issues. LÄS MER