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的领域：将老年用户（65岁以上）置于交互技术设计的中心，而不是像现在这样成为事后的想法。该研究计划是根据老年人独特的感官、知觉、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、平板电脑和台式电脑等新兴和当前的平台设计交互式信息和通信技术（ICT）。在三个并行但互补的线程中研究老年计算机交互。第一部分旨在了解中断和ICT用户所经历的多任务处理的性质，以及ICT设计应如何适应这些中断。一个具体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，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法及其各自的交互技术的优势和局限性，包括触摸，适合老年用户。

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.