MarkerClock:A Communicating AugmentedClock for ElderlyYann Riche1,2,Wendy Mackay11INRIA/LRI and Univ.Paris-Sud,France2Univ.of Queensland,Australiayann.riche@lri.fr wendy.mackay@inria.frAbstract.This paper presents markerClock,a communication appli-ance embedded into a clock and designed for seniors as a simple andintuitive device.MarkerClock enhances seniors’connectedness to theirsocial networks,particularly friends,neighbors and relatives,thereforeincreasing the potential of human communication for providing and re-ceiving care.In doing so,markerClock supports reciprocal care behaviorsobserved during our initial user study,which could be used to leveragethe need for institutionalized care.This paper describes markerClock andits implementation of both passive and active communications.This is an author version of the article published in Springer-Verlag-LNCS and presented at INTERACT2007,Rio de Ja˜n ero,Brasil.Copyright(c)2007 Springer-Verlag1IntroductionIn industrialized countries,the population is aging[1],forcing institutions to seek innovative ways to address this challenge.To date,many researchers are exploring how monitoring solutionsfitted into our seniors’homes can leverage the stress on care facilities.Monitoring technologies are designed to support the caregivers’tasks-help the helper-by sensing the seniors’environment.How-ever,monitoring systems are invasive solutions,often ignoring simpler ways in which technology can benefit a larger population,such as maintaining social con-nectedness and preventing isolation and loneliness.In this context,our project explores how communication appliances(CA)[2]can help seniors to better age in place while offering an alternative to monitoring care solutions.2Related workOur preliminary study[3]highlighted the role of peer support amongst se-niors.Subsequently,we define PeerCare as the bilateral,reciprocal care relation amongst seniors.In this context,our approach extends current and past research on media spaces[4]and home computer mediated communication(CMC)to de-sign a communication appliance[2]supporting the well-being of seniors aging
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