Title :
Emotional design in the interface of website for the aged
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Software, Nanchang Univ., Nanchang, China
Abstract :
Based on the analysis and research on the aged groups, with deep understanding on the characteristics and needs of the aged physically and psychologically, connected with the features of a website interface design, inspired by the three levels (visceral, behavioral, reflective)of emotional design, this thesis develops some methods of website interface design which reflects the humanistic care for the elderly, and tries to make contribution to lessen the spiritual emptiness on network and meet emotional needs of the old of the contemporary era.
Keywords :
Web design; behavioural sciences; user interfaces; Web site interface design; aged group; emotional design; humanistic care; spiritual emptiness; Aging; Educational institutions; Emotion recognition; Navigation; Psychology; Senior citizens; emotional design; interface design; the aged; website;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Aided Industrial Design & Conceptual Design (CAIDCD), 2010 IEEE 11th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Yiwu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7973-3
DOI :
10.1109/CAIDCD.2010.5681338