Designing Mobile Interactions for the Ageing Populations

Abstract

We are concurrently witnessing two significant shifts: mobiles are becoming the most used computing device; and older people are becoming the largest demographic group. However, despite the recent increase in related CHI publication, older adults continue to be underrepresented in HCI research as well as commercially, further widening the digital divide they face and hampering their social participation. This workshop aims to increase the momentum for such research within CHI and related fields such as gerontechnology. We plan to create a space for discussing and sharing principles and strategies to design and evaluate mobile user interfaces for the aging population. We thus welcome contributions to empirical studies, theories, design and evaluation of mobile interfaces for older adults.

Designing Interactions for the Ageing Populations – Addressing Global Challenges

“…This is exemplified by the very large attendance (more than 50 participants) to our first Special Interest Group (SIG) on Older Adults, held at CHI 2016 [13], or by the numerous submissions received by recent workshops such as Re-imagining commonly used mobile interfaces for older adults in MobileHCI 2014 [11], and 2nd Workshop on Designing with Older Adults: Towards a Complete Methodology in MobileHCI 2015 [12] or the first-ever international symposium on Interactive Technology and Ageing Populations [14], held in October 2016. As a continuation, we conducted a workshop on Designing Mobile Interactions for the Ageing Populations at CHI 2017 [15] followed by the workshop on Designing Interactions for the Ageing Populations at CHI 2018 [16], which attracted people from diversified areas like Gerontology, Accessibility, and Psychology. We organized a recent follow-up workshop at CHI 2020 [18] which includes discussions on design and engagement issues of current senior-centred UIs specific to the diverse abilities of older people at different ages (difference in digital device usage between 65+, 75+ and 85+ years of age) and cultural diversities.…”

Designing Interactions for the Ageing Populations - Addressing Global Challenges

“…This is exemplified by the very large attendance (more than 50 participants) to our first Special Interest Group (SIG) on Older Adults, held at CHI 2016 [13], or by the numerous submissions received by recent workshops such as Reimagining commonly used mobile interfaces for older adults in MobileHCI 2014 [11], and 2nd Workshop on Designing with Older Adults: Towards a Complete Methodology in MobileHCI 2015 [12] or the first-ever international symposium on Interactive Technology and Ageing Populations [14], held in October 2016. As a continuation, we conducted a workshop on Designing Mobile Interactions for the Ageing Populations at CHI 2017 [15] followed by the workshop on Designing Interactions for the Ageing Populations at CHI 2018 [16], which attracted people from diversified areas like Gerontology, Accessibility, and Psychology. All the recent events were co-organized by the proponents of this proposal.…”