Investigating sociability and affective responses of elderly users through digitally-mediated exercises: A case of the Nintendo Wii

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

Volumn 332, Issue , 2010, Pages 152-162

  Theng, Yin Leng ^a   Teo, Pei Foon ^a   Truc, Phuong Huynh ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Elderly users; Emotive responses; Healthcare; Perceived usability; Perceived usefulness; Senior citizens; Sociability; Technology Acceptance Model; Wii

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; SURVEYS;

ELDERLY USERS; EMOTIVE RESPONSES; PERCEIVED USABILITY; PERCEIVED USEFULNESS; SENIOR CITIZENS; SOCIABILITY; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 84943610762     PISSN: 18684238     EISSN: 1868422X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-15231-3_16     Document Type: Conference Paper

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