Digital family portraits

Mynatt, Elizabeth D.; Rowan, Jim; Craighill, Sarah; Jacobs, Anna

doi:10.1145/365024.365126

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“…In particular, there has been a large emphasis on how family members desire to connect with each other over distance to share stories about life, learn about the well-being of others, and coordinate times for visiting [22,23,27,28]. People prefer in-person communication, but when they cannot achieve this, they value synchronous systems like the phone or video chat to feel especially close to one another [5,14,15,16,23,28], and asynchronous systems to balance the time demands of communication [23,28].…”

Section: Studies Of Family Communicationmentioning

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The routines and needs of grandparents and parents for grandparent-grandchild conversations over distance

Forghani

Neustaedter

2014

Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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A variety of systems have been designed to support communication between distance-separated grandparents and grandchildren. Yet there are few studies of the actual conversational routines of these groups as well as the social challenges that might arise as a result of technology usage. To address this gap, we conducted an interview and diary study that explores the conversational practices of distanceseparated grandparents and young grandchildren (aged 3-10) from the perspective of the grandparents and parents of the children. Our results describe the focus of grandparentgrandchild conversations. and show that grandparentgrandchild communication is not without its challenges: grandparents sometimes feel self-conscious, perceive that parents or children will be annoyed if they ask too many questions, and do not want to interfere too much in their grandchildren's lives. The implication is that designs should attempt to support the conversation routines and needs of grandparents and grandchildren while attempting to mitigate the social challenges.

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Section: Studies Of Family Communicationmentioning

confidence: 99%

The routines and needs of grandparents and parents for grandparent-grandchild conversations over distance

Forghani

Neustaedter

2014

Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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“…10 No 4 C a r e g i v e r s a n d I C T picture frame. Awareness displays such as these may help caregivers to remain socially connected with their broader social network 34 or act as catalysts for social engagement 35 . It is clear from the above examples that ICT can not only support caregivers through information provision and peersupport, but can also provide social benefit by facilitating communication and helping them sustain their social network.…”

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Identifying opportunities for supporting caregivers of persons with dementia through information and communication technology

McHugh¹,

Wherton²,

Prendergast³

et al. 2013

Gerontechnology

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“…Work by Le et al highlighted the value older adults place in viewing longitudinal trends of data, in particular to identify gradual differences in health [11]. Further [14]. Based on this research in the literature, our primary aims with the design were to: 1) create a simple and familiar visualization of longitudinal activity, 2) support exploration across spatial locations within the smart home, and 3) monitor potential correlations in physical environment within the home.…”

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Engaging older adults in the visualization of sensor data facilitated by an open platform for connected devices

Bock

Demiris

Choi

et al. 2016

THC

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Abstract. BACKGROUND:The use of smart home sensor systems is growing primarily due to the appeal of unobtrusively monitoring older adult health and wellness. However, integrating large-scale sensor systems within residential settings can be challenging when deployment takes place across multiple environments, requiring customization of applications, connection across various devices and effective visualization of complex longitudinal data. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to demonstrate the implementation of a smart home system using an open, extensible platform in a real-world setting and develop an application to visualize data real time. METHODS:We deployed the open source Lab of Things platform in a house of 11 residents as a demonstration of feasibility over the course of 3 months. The system consisted of Aeon Labs Z-wave Door/Window sensors and an Aeon Labs Multi-sensor that collected data on motion, temperature, luminosity, and humidity. We applied a Rapid Iterative Testing and Evaluation approach towards designing a visualization interface engaging gerontological experts. We then conducted a survey with 19 older adult and caregiver stakeholders to inform further design revisions. RESULTS: Our initial visualization mockups consisted of a bar chart representing activity level over time. Family members felt comfortable using the application. Older adults however, indicated it would be difficult to learn to use the application, and had trouble identifying utility. A key for older adults was ensuring that the data collected could be utilized by their family members, physicians, or caregivers. CONCLUSIONS: The approach described in this work is generalizable towards future smart home deployments and can be a valuable guide for researchers to scale a study across multiple homes and connected devices, and to create personalized interfaces for end users.

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Digital family portraits

Cited by 394 publications

References 9 publications

The routines and needs of grandparents and parents for grandparent-grandchild conversations over distance

The routines and needs of grandparents and parents for grandparent-grandchild conversations over distance

Identifying opportunities for supporting caregivers of persons with dementia through information and communication technology

Engaging older adults in the visualization of sensor data facilitated by an open platform for connected devices

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