Paper Info
Title
An interactive entertainment system usable by elderly people with dementia
Abstract
As the population profile in most part of the world is more and more weighted towards older people, the incidence of dementia will continue to increase. Dementia is marked by a general cognitive decline, and in particular the impairment of working (short-term) memory. Finding ways to engage people with dementia in stimulating but safe activities which they can do without the help of a carer would be beneficial both to them and to their caregivers. We are developing an interactive entertainment system designed to be used alone by a person with dementia without caregiver assistance. We have piloted a number of interactive virtual environments and activities both with people with dementia and professionals in the field of dementia care. We report the results of this pilot work and consider the further questions to be addressed in developing an engaging, multimedia activity for people with dementia to use independently.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2007
HCI (6)
population profile,general cognitive decline,interactive entertainment system,interactive entertainment system usable,caregiver assistance,interactive virtual environment,elderly people,multimedia activity,older people,dementia care,safe activity,pilot work,short term memory,multimedia,system design
Field
DocType
Volume
USable,Population,Gerontology,Interactive entertainment,Psychology,Multimedia,Cognitive decline,Dementia
Conference
4555
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
0302-9743
4
0.51
References 
Authors
0
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Norman Alm125853.78
Arlene Astell210710.63
Gary Gowans315415.79
Richard Dye415517.42
Maggie Ellis510710.96
Phillip Vaughan6364.52
Alan F. Newell7936158.25