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- Waterworth, Eva Lindh, et al.
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The Presence of Emotion : Designing the Feeling of Being There in Interactive Media Experiences
- 2006
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Ingår i: Design and Emotion.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- We discuss key psychological factors relevant to the design of interactive experiences with intended specific emotional impacts: the sense of presence, reality judgement, and awareness of the need for embodied responses. The extent to which a participant experiences a sense of presence (the feeling of being there) within an external environment is particularly important, but is complicated by the fact that mediated experiences are influenced by many other factors, including mental media schemata, which vary across cultures, across historical timescales, and within and between individuals. We expand on these factors in relation to three example interactive environments, each designed to invoke specific emotional responses and types of experience.
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- Waterworth, John, et al.
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Relaxation Island : A Virtual Tropical Paradise. Interactive Experience
- 2004
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Ingår i: Proceedings of BCS HCI2004: Designing for Life, Leeds, UK, September 2004..
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- We present Relaxation Island, one of several Mood Devices we have developed with our partners as part of the EMMA (Engaging Media for Mental Health Applications) project. Mood Devices are interactive digital media and environments designed to alter the inter-actor’s psychological state. Relaxation Island was designed to support established relaxation techniques, as part of interventions to assist individuals cope with specific anxieties such as examination stress, and also simply as a virtual place where anyone can go to relax. Attendees of this interactive experience will have the opportunity to relax on the island, navigating around the virtual space using a novel wireless “seashell” device
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- Ballesteros, S., et al.
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The role of ICT and networking in healthy ageing
- 2012
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments. - New York, NY, USA : ACM Digital Library. - 9781450313001
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this paper, we report the results from the psychologicalassessment conducted using a test battery composed of cognitiveand social wellbeing tests and questionnaires performed by usersand controls that participated in the AGNES project in Spain,Sweden and Greece at the beginning of the study and after thedeployment of the first prototype. The project carries out noveltechnological interventions in an emerging area in ageingresearch. The main innovation is the integration of differenttechnological components and social networking to provide anovel solution to the ageing population living at home. Themotivation was based on relevant findings on the psychology ofageing and the need for technologies to support the ageingpopulation. End-users have been heavily involved, providingdesign input, continuum evaluation and feedback. Theprojectfocuses on improving the mental and physical wellbeing ofelderly people living at home, who often suffer the effects ofsocial and physical isolation including cognitive decline, lowactivity levels and poor mood states. The main results were thatthe users but not the control participants improved cognitiveperformance andthe feeling of being treated with respect, beingindependent, self-realization and greater achievement.
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- Pesola, Ulla-Maija, 1977-
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Crossing Boundaries : Transferring eHealth services across the Northern Periphery
- 2013
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Health care organisations in Finland, Norway, Scotland and Sweden face similar challenges when it comes to providing health services in the sparsely populated rural areas. Vast distances, centralized health services, harsh climate and limited access to public transport can make accessing health services difficult. In order to provide health services for the population of the Northern Periphery it is necessary to develop health care service models which can address the problems of isolation, remoteness and centralized health services. One way of overcoming these issues is to develop eHealth services that focus on increasing access to health services in the rural areas.As health care organisations’ resources are often limited, the possibilities to develop, test and implement eHealth services can be restricted. Thus, transferring existing eHealth services across organisational and national boundaries can be beneficial, as the services have already been tested in practice. Taking advantage of the knowledge health care organisations in different countries have can support organisations in their drive to develop service provision models that reach out to the population of the Northern Periphery.The main objective of this thesis is to understand how local conditions influence the outcomes of eHealth transfer. In order to do so the transnational implementation of five eHealth services was investigated in five case studies. This research gives insight into how differences in organisational structure, ICT infrastructure and the size of the patient base impact health care organisations’ possibility to transfer and utilize existing eHealth services. In addition, this research offers rich insights into how these factors impact the sustainability of eHealth services. The case studies also illustrate how stakeholder collaboration and knowledge exchange impact the process of transferring eHealth services, and how patients’ and professionals’ level of trust in eHealth services can materialize in practice. In addition, this thesis demonstrates why the benefits obtained with a specific eHealth service may, or may not be duplicable in another organisational context. The research discussed in this thesis also contributes to the understanding of how assessing organisational readiness prior to transferring and eHealth services can facilitate the implementation process.
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- Peter, Christian, et al.
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Sensing Mood to Counteract Dementia
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Ingår i: International Workshop on Pervasive Technologies for the support of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders.
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- Waterworth, Eva, 1952-, et al.
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Designing ICT for the over 80s
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Ingår i: Dementia, design and technology. - Amsterdam : IOS Press. - 9781586039509 - 9781607503927 ; , s. 125-137
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Many older people (over 80 years) are excluded from the use of new information and communication technology (ICT) because of the prevalence of mild to moderate memory problems in this group. This is a factor which contributes to the tendency for them to become socially isolated and mentally under-stimulated and inactive, a situation which may exacerbate dementia and associated cognitive impairment. To understand any group of users, the design team needs to get to know them. Spending time with members of this particular group, and especially observing and participating in their normal social activities, provides many unexpected insights on which to base design decisions. Older people with mild to moderate cognitive impairment often cannot learn new skills, or at least cannot retain them. However, longstanding knowledge generally remains. For this reason, a design based around an interaction metaphor from earlier technology can prove effective. We introduce the MAMA (Mobile Augmented Memory Aid) project, aimed at older users with mild to moderate cognitive impairment. We describe the hardware and software prototypes that have resulted so far. We go on to present five design principles developed during the project, and suggest that these may serve as a general approach to designing technology for older people. We indicate future work and how our approach can be applied more generally.
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- Waterworth, Eva Lindh, et al.
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Designing EmoHCI : Emotions and presence in HCI
- 2005
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Ingår i: BCS HCI2005.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Today emotions are more accepted as an important ingredient of human life. Several studies show that emotions play a vital role in almost everything we do, for example in cognitive functions, such as rational decision making and learning, as well as in perception.
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- Waterworth, Eva, et al.
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Seniors in charge of ICT innovation
- 2012
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments. - New York, NY, USA : ACM Digital Library. - 9781450313001
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- We present the user-driven AGNES project (aal-2008-1-014). The project has three user groups, one in each of Sweden, Spain andGreece, who have participated as full members of the project team. The method used for developing this novel ICT was an extension of the ELITE design approach for user driven innovation. The results presented in the paper are on how theusers’ attitudes changed during the project due to their having theexpert role in the development process and how they accepted andacted in that role. To start with, the elderly users were very polite, often negative about and frightened of technology. Some did not have a computer of their own and did not have any or much experiences of new communication technologies. During theproject the users were introduced to an interactive social network, generated design ideas for new ICT and also tested ICT solutions related to using the social network and connected devices. Thepaper gives examples of how the user attitudes towards technology changes during the project and discusses how theybecame true experts able to express their knowledge and in thatway exert control over the technical design in the project. The result is that the users have become bold, good at expressing theirknowledge, and good at marketing the project and the use oftechnology to other people, and in the process increasing theirsocial life both on the net and in the physical world.
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