Promoting Active Aging with a paper-based SNS application

Abstract

Social Networking Sites have become useful tools to strengthen communication with family and friends. Older adults, however, are often hesitant to use SNSs and are reluctant adopters of modern communication media. This results in an asymmetric condition, where younger and older adults use different media and communication channels. To balance communication practices we integrated classic media based on pen and paper with online social networks. In this paper we present a 36 weeks deployment study with an extended family (n=12) of the use of Tlatosketch, a hybrid system based on a digital photo frame, and digital pen and paper technology. This combination allows older adults to stay updated on Facebook and to post paper notes to Facebook. Our results show that Tlatosketch provides the older adult with a new media for self-expression, and improves the family social experience, thus helping them remain active while ageing. We close discussing directions for future work.

Toward an Active Aging Society: An IT Model to Engage the Aging Population

“…To promote active aging, [7] develop a paper-based social network application. The application is called TLATOSKETCH and act as a Facebook client where it allows the user to interact with Facebook through a digital pen and paper.…”

Recomendaciones de diseño para mejorar la experiencia de los usuarios adultos mayores con Facebook en dispositivos tablet

“…Tlatosketch desplegado en el dormitorio del Adulto Mayor. (Cornejo 2015) La propuesta es innovadora y los autores informan que los participantes demuestran interés en el uso de Tlatosketch, debido a que la tecnología propuesta es similar a escribir cartas en papel, algo con lo que el adulto mayor está familiarizado. Debido a que la utilización de esta herramienta requiere de la adquisición de distintos componentes de hardware, este es un factor (técnico/ económico), que puede afectar la implementación masiva de la misma.…”

“…A continuación, presentamos brevemente estos trabajos relacionados. En(Cornejo 2015), los autores proponen la implementación de Tlatosketch, como una herramienta para mantener a los adultos mayores integrados en la red social Facebook. Este es un sistema híbrido basado en un marco de fotos digital, lapicera digital y tecnología de papel digital.…”

An Entanglement Perspective on How Older Adults Use and Design Emerging Ubiquitous Technologies

“…With the proliferation of emerging technologies such as virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), or ubiquitous IoT including conversation voice technologies (e.g., Alexa, Google assistant), researchers are considering older adults' preferences and needs with respect to these technologies (e.g., [1,2,12,30]). In this thread of work, much of the research focuses on how these emerging technologies can support older individuals' health and wellbeing (e.g., [15,30]) or support social roles and interactions (e.g., [6,19]). Often, a common theme of investigation is to understand if older adults find these technologies useful and how might we design these technologies to better meet older adults' needs and preferences, so they are more likely to find these technologies relevant and adopt them.…”