Enhancing Communication between Senior People and Their Family, by TUI product design
This study examines the issue of reducing loneliness among older adults by facilitating joyful communication between grandparents and grandchildren in order to improve family relationships. The concept of tangible user interface (TUI) was incorporated into the design to build an easy-to-learn product interaction system for older adults in the context of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). This paper adopts the Research through Design (RtD) and Worth-Centred Design (WCD) methodologies, using prototyping, user testing and Happiness Tracking Survey (HaTS) as the user research methods. The conclusions show that this design can improve the joy of online communication between grandparents and grandchildren in Chinese family.
