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Jayne Wallace
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST UK
jayne.wallace@northumbria.ac.uk
Tim Regan
Microsoft Research Cambridge
21 Station Road
Cambridge
CB1 2FB UK
timregan@microsoft.com
Abstract
Interactive Teaware was designed to support conversation and
socialisation while having tea and coffee. We discuss themes
emerging from the design of Interactive Teaware in order to
propose characteristics that we believe constitute appropriate,
meaningful and useable interaction design for older people living in
care homes. These include the integration of digital artefacts into a
residents daily life, as opposed to scheduled activities. Given that
life in the care home is often associated with disempowerment, we
propose augmenting residents existing abilities. We also assert
that digital artefacts need to avoid negative stigmas through
medical styling and instead enforce a positive and familiar identity
through the use of associated materials, such as porcelain.
Implications for design stem from insights gained through time
spent in the care home.
Author Keywords
Elderly, Care Home, Conversation, Ceramic, Digital Artefacts,
Design, Dignity, Communication
Introduction
Interactive Teaware (Figure 1) was designed to encourage
conversation while care home residents are having tea and coffee
at the dining table. The set consists of a table, tablecloth, cups and
saucers. The cups and saucers are made of porcelain and have
aluminium radial patterns on their surfaces. Upon the underside of
the cup is a small copper protrusion (Figure 6). On the table is a
cotton cloth thats eggshell in colour and sewn onto this are three
black felt pads with two grey semi-circular patches on top of each
(Figure 8). When the saucer is sat on the felt pad, the cup placed
oh is anything happening
today, no it just really doesn't
work, the weather and that sort of
thing, arent the trees blowing
Figure 3. Maureen discussing the lack of
stimulating conversation
Design Rationale
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