Authors
David A Plecher, Christian Eichhorn, Martin Lurz, Nadja Leipold, Markus Böhm, Helmut Krcmar, Angela Ott, Dorothee Volkert, Gudrun Klinker
Publication date
2019
Conference
Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Social Media, Games and Assistive Environments: 5th International Conference, ITAP 2019, Held as Part of the 21st HCI International Conference, HCII 2019, Orlando, FL, USA, July 26-31, 2019, Proceedings, Part II 21
Pages
444-463
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Description
With this contribution we want to give insights into the development of a drinking gadget which is useable by the elderly and dementia patients with the goal to create an automated drinking protocol. Through the literature and available smart cups, we deduced important strategies for the design of a drinking aid. Our natural solution is integrated into the daily workflow, hence enables the caregivers to react to the needs of the elderly without additional burden. Therefore, we identified some key requirements for both user groups. Furthermore, we integrated aspects of expandability with software, a vision of rich interaction between user/gadget and focused on the convenience during the daily usage to reach the elderly and caregivers alike.
Scholar articles
DA Plecher, C Eichhorn, M Lurz, N Leipold, M Böhm… - Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Social …, 2019