Touch technology-based smart homes have become increasingly prevalent, as they can
help people with independent daily life, especially for the elderly. The aim of this study was …

Launchers have been suggested as a viable means of increasing the uptake of
smartphones and assistive technologies (ATs) among older adults. Launchers can be …

As many services convert to digital based on human-machine communication technology,
older adults face considerable challenges. With the goal to identify ways to design digital …

The design of graphical user interfaces has been evolving from skeuomorph interfaces–
which use elements that mimic the aesthetics and functionality of their real-world …

Although there have been many previous studies on icon visual search and recognition
performance, only a few have considered the effects of both the internal and external …

This study investigates how an anthropomorphic app icon affects users' responses from an
emotional standpoint. The design is a case-study/laboratory experiment in which 50 …

The “right” design of graphical user interfaces (GUI) may help to provide positive user
experience and to support users in dealing with the complexity of technological artifacts. We …

As the ageing population grows and information technology evolves, elderly individuals
increasingly rely on interacting with intelligent interfaces in their daily activities, posing a …

Icon cognitive impairment is one of the main difficulties for older users to use smart products.
This study explores the impact of icon style, icon concreteness and both together on …

This paper presents an experiment designed to investigate if redundancy in an interface has
any advantage over either words-based or symbols-based interfaces for older people during …