Graphical Design and Functional Perception on Technology-Driven Products: Case Study on Mobile Usage of the Elderly

Adultos mayores y el uso de WebApp para la estimulación cognitiva/ Older adults and using WebApp for cognitive stimulation

“…de Almeida, Leal y Pastor, 2015;Luna-García, Mendoza-González y Álvarez-Rodríguez, 2015); se debe mostrar retroalimentación visual, audible o háptica (E. de Almeida, et al, 2015); se sugiere utilizar colores de fuentes y de fondo que contrasten (Demiris, et al, 2001;E. de Almeida, et al, 2015;Reyes, Camargo y Diaz, 2015); no se debe utilizar imagen como fondo (Demiris, et al, 2001;Johnson y Kent, 2007); también evitar texto parpadeante (Lyn, et al, 2017); la fuente debe ser sencilla y rellena, se recomienda del tipo de fuente Sans Serif (Boll y Brune, 2015;Lyn, et al, 2017); el tamaño de la fuente ajustable mayor a 14 puntos (Demiris, et al, 2001;Johnson y Kent, 2007;Boll y Brune, 2015;Reyes, et al, 2015;Lyn, et al, 2017); asimismo, se debe usar iconos realistas en lugar de los del tipo 2D simples (Pijukkana y Sahachaisaeree, 2012;Reyes, et al, 2015); además de no utilizar textos largos (Luna-García, et al, 2015;Lyn et al, 2017).…”

Icon Design for Older Users of Project Management Software

“…These changes include decreases of fluid cognitive abilities like abstract reasoning [3], mental speed and short term memory storage [4], perceptual impairments like vision [5] as well as impairments in performing complex motor activities [6] which may lead to longer movement times [7] and difficulties in performing computer mouse tasks [8]. Although different people experience these impairments at different points in time and to different degrees, older people in general must deal with these functional limitations [9].…”