TY - JOUR
T1 - Virtual, remote participation in museum visits by older adults
T2 - A feasibility study
AU - Kostoska, Galena
AU - Baez, Marcos
AU - Daniel, Florian
AU - Casati, Fabio
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The goal of this paper is to understand if older adults can participate in remote museum visits with virtual environments, and which design factors would be crucial for remote participation system success. We report on a study with 30 older adult participants, identifying strong and weak points of different designs for remote participation and identifying future design directions. Our results illustrate that different designs can change communication dynamics, exploration and navigation patterns, and we describe the design features that led to this. An interaction-free design was found to be the easiest to use, while virtual environments are perceived as aesthetically appealing. Implications for developers are discussed.
AB - The goal of this paper is to understand if older adults can participate in remote museum visits with virtual environments, and which design factors would be crucial for remote participation system success. We report on a study with 30 older adult participants, identifying strong and weak points of different designs for remote participation and identifying future design directions. Our results illustrate that different designs can change communication dynamics, exploration and navigation patterns, and we describe the design features that led to this. An interaction-free design was found to be the easiest to use, while virtual environments are perceived as aesthetically appealing. Implications for developers are discussed.
KW - Feasibility
KW - Museums
KW - Older adults
KW - Remote participation
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84928781705
VL - 1352
SP - 2DUMMY
JO - CEUR Workshop Proceedings
JF - CEUR Workshop Proceedings
SN - 1613-0073
ER -