Requirements Elicitation with and for Older Adults
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This installment of the Requirments column addresses how to apply user-centered design methods to design interactive systems for the elderly. A case study (with its successes and weaknesses) showed that a need exists for more creative and participatory design approaches for this population.
[1] 16 S.H. Kurniawan and P. Zaphiris, "Web Health Information Architecture for Older Adults," IT and Online Society, vol. 1, no. 3, 2003, pp. 42–63.
[2] P. Zaphiris, S.H. Kurniawan, and M. Ghiawadwala, "A Systematic Approach to the Development of Research-Based Web Design Guidelines for Older People," Universal Access in the Information Society J., vol. 6, no. 1, 2007, pp. 59–76.
Index Terms:
older adults, empathic interfaces, user-centered design
Citation:
Helena Sustar, Ulrike Pfeil, Panayiotis Zaphiris, "Requirements Elicitation with and for Older Adults," IEEE Software, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 16-17, May/June 2008, doi:10.1109/MS.2008.69