The use of Emotional Design Techniques in user oriented design of interfaces within a smart house environment: Case study

Such, Mar ía José; Barberà, Ricard; Poveda, Rakel; Belda-Lois, Juan-Manuel; Gómez, Ariel; López, Amparo; Cort, José M.; Sánchez, Miguel

doi:10.3233/tad-2006-18407

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“…Similarly, perceived energy levels were improved for users who had disabilities related to their legs. In the laboratory‐based experiment by Such et al (2006), older participants reported that using a UI to control and monitor their home environment could help reduce the effort needed to perform certain ADLs. Equally, this notion of preserving energy through using ICT services is a plausible explanation for users' perceptions of their energy levels in the MonAMI trial.…”

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The impact of ICT services on perceptions of the quality of life of older people

Damant

Knapp

Watters

et al. 2013

Journal of Assistive Technologies

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PurposeThe aim of this paper is to report results of the impact of the information and communication technology (ICT) platform and telecare services developed by the MonAMI consortium on the quality of life (QOL) of older people in three European communities.Design/methodology/approachIn a three‐month trial, the MonAMI technology was installed in the homes of older people with various needs, in the cities of Stockholm, Sweden; Zaragoza, Spain; and Kosice, Slovakia. Evaluation criteria and instrumentation were developed to assess the effects of the services on users' perceived QOL in the domains of independence, physical health, psychological wellbeing, social networking, and physical environment.FindingsA total of 62 users, with a mean age of 79 years, participated in the trial. Results demonstrate that the MonAMI services had some positive, significant effects on users' QOL. For instance, users with a higher number of disabilities at baseline reported greater confidence in keeping intruders from entering their home compared to users with fewer disabilities (OR=2.51, 0.01 p<0.05). However, overall findings show that healthier, more independent users perceived more benefits from the services compared to users who report more health problems and are less independent.Research limitations/implicationsThe complexities of conducting the MonAMI trial led to a small, heterogeneous sample of users over a short time span. This in turn created difficulties in observing the potential effects of the services and achieving significance on some indicators of QOL.Originality/valueThis paper provides quantitative analyses around the impact of telecare services; suggests important directions for further research; and highlights the methodological challenges of evaluating ICT‐based care services in a community setting.

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The impact of ICT services on perceptions of the quality of life of older people

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Watters

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“…In other fields, emotional design has greatly affected the way products are created. There are concrete examples from the field of web design [19], the mobile phone industry [9] with the iPhone being a clear case [12], the hotel industry [11], in smart homes [23], and others. While usability brought users to the center of the designer's attention, emotional design has provided a better scope for understanding user needs.…”

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The use of affective interaction design in car user interfaces

Gkouskos

Chen

2012

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Recent developments in the car industry have put Human Machine Interfaces under the spotlight. Developing gratifying human-car interactions has become one of the more prominent areas that car manufacturers want to invest in. However, concepts like emotional design remain foreign to the industry. In this study 12 experts on the field of automobile HMI design were interviewed in order to investigate their needs and opinions of emotional design. Results show that emotional design has yet to be introduced for this context of use. Designers need a tool customized for the intricacies of the car HMI field that can provide them with support and guidance so that they can create emotionally attractive experiences for drivers and passengers alike.

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Technology that Persuades the Elderly

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The use of Emotional Design Techniques in user oriented design of interfaces within a smart house environment: Case study

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The impact of ICT services on perceptions of the quality of life of older people

The impact of ICT services on perceptions of the quality of life of older people

The use of affective interaction design in car user interfaces

Technology that Persuades the Elderly

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