An exploratory study of a touch-based gestural interface for elderly

NordiCHI 2010: Extending Boundaries - Proceedings of the 6th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 845-850

  Leonardi, Chiara ^a   Albertini, Adriano ^a   Pianesi, Fabio ^a   Zancanaro, Massimo ^a  

^a ITC IRST   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly; Familiarity based design; Gestural interfaces; Touch based interfaces

Indexed keywords

DESIGN IDEAS; ELDERLY; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; FAMILIARITY-BASED DESIGN; GESTURAL INTERFACES; HEDONIC QUALITY; INTERACTION METAPHORS; OLDER ADULTS; SOCIAL NETWORKING; TOUCH-BASED INTERFACE;

DESIGN; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 78650089182     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1868914.1869045     Document Type: Conference Paper

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