Empirical Study and Design of Multimodal Ambient Assisted Comfort Services for Senior Citizens

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Creator: 

Yong, Xiaofeng

Date: 

2013

Abstract: 

The growing size of the aging population is becoming a significant issue for many countries, and the United Nation has proposed “aging-in-place” as a solution, which can be implemented with the help from ambient, assisted living system. Many previous works have focused on the emergency and autonomy services, and lack studies on comfort service. The purpose of this study is to conduct an empirical study of using multimodal interfaces in ambient assisted comfort services for senior citizens targeting participants at their home, with a prototype system that supports both traditional and multimodal interaction methods. Scenarios have been defined that include common tasks such as item finding, communication, media access, and setting calendar events. The results showed that all the participants have enjoyed the multimodal interface, and showed better efficiency than traditional interaction method.

Subject: 

COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS Information Science
PHYSICAL SCIENCES Engineering - System Science
PHYSICAL SCIENCES Engineering - Electronics and Electrical

Language: 

English

Publisher: 

Carleton University

Thesis Degree Name: 

Master of Applied Science: 
M.App.Sc.

Thesis Degree Level: 

Master's

Thesis Degree Discipline: 

Human-Computer Interaction

Parent Collection: 

Theses and Dissertations

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