The Design of Information Computing Technology for Older Adults

我的长期目标是帮助建立老年人与计算机交互领域：将老年用户(65岁)放在交互技术设计的中心，而不是现在最常见的情况是事后才想到的。该研究计划旨在根据老年人独特的感觉、感知、认知和运动能力，以及他们的偏好、计算专业知识和使用环境，为智能手机、平板电脑和台式计算机等新兴平台和当前平台设计交互式信息和通信技术(ICT)。老年人与计算机的交互是在三个并行但互补的线程中进行研究的。第一个目的是了解信息和通信技术用户所经历的中断和多任务的性质，以及信息和通信技术设计应如何适应这些干扰。一个特别的重点是了解这些需求在整个生命周期中是如何变化的。第二条线索考察了老年人独特的ICT学习需求和偏好，以设计新颖的、适合年龄的移动和桌面界面。第三个线程评估和构建不同输入方法及其各自的交互技术的优势和局限性，包括针对年长用户的触摸。 研究方法包括迭代原型设计和开发、正式的实验室实验和定性的现场评估。调查包括参与者的寿命，从年轻人到65岁，以确定年龄的影响。总体设计方法强调个性化：随着用户年龄的增长，根据不断变化的能力、偏好和使用环境进行调整或演变的设计。该研究计划将产生新的界面和交互技术，现有和未来平台的设计指南，以及关于人类交互能力的基本新知识。所有拟议的研究都属于人机交互(HCI)领域的计算机科学，并与通用可用性和用户敏感的包容性设计保持一致。

My long-term objective is to help establish the field of elder-computer interaction: putting older users (65+) at the center of interactive technology design, rather than being an afterthought, which is most often the case now. The research program is to design interactive information and communication technologies (ICT) for emerging and current platforms such as smartphones, tablets, and desktop computers in accordance with the unique sensory, perceptual, cognitive, and motor abilities of older adults, as well as their preferences, computing expertise, and contexts of use. Elder-computer interaction is investigated within three parallel yet complementary threads. The first seeks to understand the nature of interruptions and multi-tasking experienced by ICT users, and how ICT designs should accommodate those interruptions. A specific focus is to understand how these needs change across the lifespan. The second thread examines the unique ICT learning needs and preferences of older adults to design novel, age-appropriate mobile and desktop interfaces. The third thread assesses and builds upon strengths and limitations of different input methods and their respective interaction techniques, including touch, for older users. The research methodology includes iterative prototype design and development, formal lab experiments, and qualitative field evaluation. Investigations include participants across the lifespan, from young adult to age 65+, in order to identify age effects. The overarching design approach emphasizes personalization: designs that adapt or evolve as a user ages based on changing abilities, preferences, and contexts of use. The research program will produce novel interfaces and interaction techniques, design guidelines for existing and future platforms, and fundamental new knowledge about human interaction capabilities. All of the proposed research falls within Computer Science in the area of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and aligns with Universal Usability and User-Sensitive Inclusive Design.