A study on social networking services for older adults: clarification of barriers and providing solutions

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25560024
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Home economics/Human life
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: Kobayashi Tetsunori 早稲田大学, 理工学術院, 教授 (30162001)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): NAKANO Teppei 早稲田大学, GCS研究機構, 主任研究員 (90449348)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 高齢者 / デジタルデバイド / インタフェース設計 / ソーシャルメディア / ソーシャルネットワークシステム / ヒューマンコンピュータインタラクション / CSCW / ユーザビリティ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research presents a basic design and implementation of a framework, which help older adults communicate with others via Internet content sharing. This framework includes a prototype design of Channel-Oriented Interface, a very simple User Interface for older adults, and an interaction design using the interface. This interface is characterized in that it includes a framework for "supporters", who help users configure their interface and usage. Thanks to this feature, the interface is simplified and the operations are unified. We also designed and conducted a series of experiments using the prototype system; a questionnaire survey to 100 older adults, usability testing with 31 older adults, and user-experience evaluation with 3 pair of older adults and their children or grand children. These experimental results showed that most of our hypothesis are supported and however future tasks are still exist.

Free Research Field

情報工学