Conference paper
Intuitive interaction, prior experience and aging : an empirical study
Proceedings of HCI: People and Computers XXIII Celebrating People and Technology, pp.1-4
British HCI Group Annual Conference, 23rd (Cambridge, United Kingdom, 01-Sep-2009–05-Sep-2009)
British Computer Society
2009
Abstract
This paper describes an experiment undertaken to investigate intuitive interaction, particularly in older adults. Previous work has shown that intuitive interaction relies on past experience, and has also suggested that older people demonstrate less intuitive uses and slower times when completing set tasks with various devices. Similarly, this experiment showed that past experience with relevant products allowed people to use the interfaces of two different microwaves more quickly, although there were no significant differences between the different microwaves. It also revealed that certain aspects of cognitive decline related to aging, such as central executive function, have more impact on time, correct uses and intuitive uses than chronological age. Implications of these results and further work in this area are discussed.
Details
- Title
- Intuitive interaction, prior experience and aging : an empirical study
- Authors
- A Blackler (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyDoug P Mahar (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyV Popovic (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
- Contributors
- A F Blackwell (Editor)
- Publication details
- Proceedings of HCI: People and Computers XXIII Celebrating People and Technology, pp.1-4
- Conference details
- British HCI Group Annual Conference, 23rd (Cambridge, United Kingdom, 01-Sep-2009–05-Sep-2009)
- Publisher
- British Computer Society
- Date published
- 2009
- ISBN
- 9781906124878
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Engage Research Lab
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449052302621
- Output Type
- Conference paper
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