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BCSHCI
2007
13 years 8 months ago
Social support in empathic online communities for older people
The goal of my PhD is to investigate how older people exchange social support in empathic online communities. This will be achieved through an in-depth investigation of online com...
Ulrike Pfeil
IWC
2002
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13 years 6 months ago
Living memory: agent-based information management for connected local communities
We investigate the application of multi-agent systems to develop intelligent information interfaces for connected communities, a class of computer applications aimed at enhancing ...
Kostas Stathis, Oscar de Bruijn, Silvio Macedo
CHI
2010
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
Pensieve: supporting everyday reminiscence
Reminiscing is a valuable activity that people of all ages spontaneously and informally partake in as part of their everyday lives. This paper discusses the design and use of Pens...
S. Tejaswi Peesapati, Victoria Schwanda, Johnathon...
CHI
2008
ACM
14 years 7 months ago
Design, adoption, and assessment of a socio-technical environment supporting independence for persons with cognitive disabilitie
A significant fraction of persons with cognitive disabilities are potentially able to live more independently with the use of powerful tools embedded in their social environment. ...
Stefan Carmien, Gerhard Fischer