Abstract Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) afford new forms of work and
leisure. While affordable and effective VR and AR headsets are now available, neither …

Innovations in HCI research of health-related pervasive and ubiquitous technologies can
potentially improve older adults' access to healthcare resources and support long-term …

While the majority of older adults are now active online, they are often perceived as passive
consumers of online information rather than active creators of content. As a counter to this …

The Springer Handbook of Augmented Reality presents a comprehensive and authoritative
guide to augmented reality (AR) technology, its numerous applications, and its intersection …

Contemporary policy on ageing overwhelmingly focuses on active ageing and achieving a
sustainable increase in disability-free years, leading to an agenda that promotes …

Young people using powered wheelchairs have limited access to engaging leisure
activities. We address this issue through a two-stage project; 1) the participatory …

Wearable activity trackers are routinely applied in physical activity (PA) interventions in late
life, but there is little research that focuses on older adults' perspectives on the technology …

Board games allow us to share collective entertainment experiences. They entertain
because of the interactions between players, physical manipulation of tokens and decision …

Although games are frequently described as 'engaging', what this means exactly continues
to be subject of debate in game literature. Engagement is often defined through related …

Matching game difficulty to player ability is a crucial step toward a rewarding player
experience, yet making difficulty adjustments that are effective yet unobtrusive can be …