User-centered feedback design in person-following robots for older adults

Building Bridges: Person-centered Therapy with Older Adults

he growth of the older population has accentuated the need for consideration of how to manage stressors that compromise successful living across the aging continuum and that affect older adults’ successful aging. This paper, of theoretical reach, comes to explain some of the most pertinent older adults’ issues in the context of person-centered therapy (PCT), as well as research to sustain perso...

Medical Monitoring for Independent Living: User-Centered Design of Smart Home Technologies for Older Adults

Formally involving users in the design of eHealth solutions can be beneficial. However, within the eHealth domain, the design process is often technology driven. In contrast, we present the need for and benefits of a user-centered approach to technology development. In addition, we argue that smart home environments, such as Georgia Tech’s Aware Home, Philips’ Home & CareLab and TNO/DUT’s Exper...

A Study on Application of user Centered Design For Inteior Design of Travel Bus

This study tries to redesign the interior design of inter-city bus in order to fulfill needs of Iranian User. The goal of this study is practically investigate how user centered design can be applied considering cultural needs of Iranian user. By defining common needs between cultural and physical aspects of Iranian user, the main focus was on improving the sitting condition of the traveler wit...

User-Centered Design of Serious Games for Older Adults Following 3 Years of Experience With Exergames for Seniors: A Study Design

BACKGROUND Seniors need sufficient balance and strength to manage in daily life, and sufficient physical activity is required to achieve and maintain these abilities. This can be a challenge, but fun and motivational exergames can be of help. However, most commercial games are not suited for this age group for several reasons. Many usability studies and user-centered design (UCD) protocols have...

User-centered design for personalization