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Aspects of HCI research for older people

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HCI research has come of age, and now is a good time to reflect upon the HCI research processes that have become established over the years. This paper examines the HCI research process itself with respect to funding opportunities and the methods used for empirical research, assessing in particular the efficacy of standard methods for research dissemination. The focus of the paper is HCI research for older people. The nature of this user group is explored, and Alexandrian patterns are proposed both as a means of dissemination of research results and for strengthening the framework of HCI knowledge.

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The author would like to thank Age Concern Oxfordshire for their valuable support for the work described above

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Zajicek, M. Aspects of HCI research for older people. Univ Access Inf Soc 5, 279–286 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-006-0046-8

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