Shades of lightweight: Supporting cross-generational communication through home messaging

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Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-43

  Lindley, Siân E ^a  

^a MICROSOFT RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Case study; Games; Grandparents; Older adults; Situated display

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; GAMES; GRANDPARENTS; OLDER ADULTS; SITUATED DISPLAYS;

COMMUNICATION;

MESSAGE PASSING;

EID: 84857686435     PISSN: 16155289     EISSN: 16155297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10209-011-0231-2     Document Type: Article

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