Abstract
User interface design needs to be revisited for people with dementia. This paper introduces 'skeuomorphic reassurance' as a guiding principle for human interfaces in technological design, particularly for older people and people with dementia (PwD). Skeuomorphs exhibit decorative design elements reminiscent of 'parent' objects that incorporated such design elements because they were structurally integral.
The philosophy of personhood is discussed in the context of dementia, concluding that the subjective character of conscious mental processes is an irreducible feature of reality, and the persistence of personhood in PwD supports this assertion.
Assistive technologies that aid carers, as well as PwD, need to ensure that skeuomorphic reassurance is incorporated in their design, not least because older people and PwD need recognisable interfaces today, but because the problems today's over-65s have with digital technologies may not go away, but re-present themselves generation after generation, unless skeuomorphic reassurance is built into their design
The philosophy of personhood is discussed in the context of dementia, concluding that the subjective character of conscious mental processes is an irreducible feature of reality, and the persistence of personhood in PwD supports this assertion.
Assistive technologies that aid carers, as well as PwD, need to ensure that skeuomorphic reassurance is incorporated in their design, not least because older people and PwD need recognisable interfaces today, but because the problems today's over-65s have with digital technologies may not go away, but re-present themselves generation after generation, unless skeuomorphic reassurance is built into their design
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Technology and intimacy : hoice or coercion |
| Subtitle of host publication | 12th IFIP TC 9 International conference on human choice and computers, HCC12 2016 |
| Editors | David Kreps, Gordon Fletcher, Marie Griffiths |
| Place of Publication | Switzerland |
| Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
| Pages | 61-71 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783319448053 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783319448046 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Event | 12th IFIP TC 9 International Conference on Human Choice and Computers: HCC12 2016 - MediaCityUK, University of Salford, Salford, United Kingdom Duration: 07 Sept 2016 → 09 Sept 2016 http://hcc12.net/index.html (Conference website) |
Conference
| Conference | 12th IFIP TC 9 International Conference on Human Choice and Computers |
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| Abbreviated title | Technology and intimacy: Choice or coercion? |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Salford |
| Period | 07/09/16 → 09/09/16 |
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