Landscapes of cross-generational engagement
Lead Research Organisation:
Newcastle University
Department Name: Computing Sciences
Abstract
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Publications
Blythe M
(2010)
Tenori-on stage
Blythe M
(2010)
Age and experience
Blythe M
(2010)
Critical dialogue
Blythe, M.
Critical interaction Design
Clarke R
(2013)
Digital portraits
Gaver W
(2011)
The photostroller
M. Blythe (Author)
(2009)
Critical methods for user generated content : the iPhone on YouTube
| Description | How can new technologies be used to promote older people's engagement with their physical and social environments and to encourage new forms of interaction with younger people and the wider community? We explored this question in two very different settings: a cloistered monastery, and a care home. These settings gave contrasting views of the experience of growing older. Having taken vows of enclosure, the nuns might seem to have turned away from the very engagement that interests us. But during our visits, the nuns explained that their prayers of intercession embody their commitment to community. In response, we built them the Prayer Companion, a device that gathers information from social networking and news sites to help keep their prayer pertinent. In the care home, we pursued a variety of 'design experiments' to explore the residents concerns including, a 'video window' on the world; events in which local artists and school children painted portraits and wrote poems with and about the inhabitants; and shared slide shows from the world wide web. Building on these experiments we developed the Photostroller, a device which allows the residents to influence the themes of a on demand Flickr slideshow. Not only did our designs directly benefit our participants, but they taught us a number of lessons: perhaps most importantly, that when designing technologies for the older old it is crucial to recognize their diverse social and spiritual concerns and values, and avoid viewing them solely through a lens of frailty and need. These findings are reported in the following publications Gaver, W.B., Blythe, M., Boucher, A., Jarvis, N., Bowers, J., and Wright, P. (2010) The Prayer Companion. Proceedings of ACM CHI 2010, Atlanta. pp.2055-2064. Nominated for Best Paper. Blythe, M., Wright, P., Bowers, J, Boucher, A., Jarvis, N., Reynolds,P., Gaver, B. (2010) Age and experience: Ludic engagement in a residential care setting. Proceedings of ACM DIS Conference, Aarhus Denmark. pp. 161-170 Gaver.W., Boucher. A., Bowers, J., Blythe, M., Jarvis, N.,, Cameron, D., Kerridge, T., Wilkie, A., Phillips, R., Wright, P. (2011) The Photostroller: Supporting Diverse Care Home Residents in Engaging with the World. In Proceedings of ACM CHI'11, conference, May 2011, Vancouver Wright, P. and McCarthy, J. (2010) Experience-centred design: Designers, users, and communities in Dialogue. Morgan Claypool. (Prayer Companion reported as one of three case studies). McCarthy, J. and Wright , P. (2015) Taking [A]Part: The Politics and Aesthetics of Experience-Cetnred Design. MIT Press Jan.2015 |
| Exploitation Route | The technologies developed continue to be used in residential settings. The key papers from this project have received 381 citations in Google Scholar. |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy Creative Economy Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software) Culture Heritage Museums and Collections |
| URL | http://www.newdynamics.group.shef.ac.uk/landscapes.html |
| Description | Digital originals |
| Amount | £74,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/I032088/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2012 |
| End | 09/2013 |
| Description | New approaches to banking for the older old |
| Amount | £168,264 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/H042911/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2010 |
| End | 01/2012 |
| Description | Sustainable assisted living technologies (SALT) |
| Amount | £2,000,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | RES/0375/7210 |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2011 |
| End | 07/2014 |
| Description | UXCodes |
| Amount | £143,249 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | RES/0550/7293 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 09/2011 |
| End | 09/2013 |
| Description | The Prayer Companion |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Digital Planet, BBC World Service Programme Report Email requests for further information and further media interest |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p008yptc#p00987t2 |
| Description | The trouble with these boiled sweets |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Exhibition at City Screen, Coney Street, York Exhibition seen by all visitors to York's City Screen Cinema. Press Coverage. See below. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| URL | http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/leisure/exhibitions/4840721.The_Trouble_With_These_Boiled_Sweets_City_Scr... |
| Description | The trouble with these boiled sweets |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Exhibition at Oliver House Care Home, Bishophill Junior, York Press coverage. See below |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| URL | http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/leisure/exhibitions/4860523.The_Trouble_With_These_Boiled_Sweets_Exhibiti... |
| Description | The trouble with those boiled sweets exhibition moves to Oliver House care home |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Exhibition at Oliver House Care Home York Evening Press |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| URL | http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/leisure/exhibitions/4860523.The_Trouble_With_These_Boiled_Sweets_Exhibiti... |
| Description | The trouble with those boiled sweets, City Screen, York, until January 19 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Newspaper article reporting on Exhibition at City Screen, York until January 19th 2010 York Evening Press |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| URL | http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/leisure/exhibitions/4840721.The_Trouble_With_These_Boiled_Sweets_City_Scr... |