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Hidden PC hooked up to big TVSimon microphone part of environmentPhysical panic button
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Building Accessible Systems:A practical approach
Consider special needs of your usersWhat is necessary to accomodate them?Do you need to rethink your concept?
What software components do you need?How about existing stuff?How easy is it to adapt that?
Hardware is cheapA lot of stuff exists already and is (still) usable!Physical interaction is great!
Explicitly define your goalsIdentify your usersBuild your system for their needs
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Goal: Provide a central hub for multimedia content and information servicesTarget user group: Elderly people
Consider special needs
XBMC with custom skinAkonadi with custom front-endMythTV for live TVSimon for speech recognition and synthesisFirefox / XBMC RSS plugin
Usability
Determine needsSimple and intuitive interface
Media: Music, videos, images, live TV, newspapers and magazinesCalendar with reminders Video callingSecurityTV
Consider special needs: Large Fonts and high contrast TTS for long texts! No visible computer Natural interaction pattern: "Talk with computer" Easy individual personalization Reminders (memory loss)
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Goal: Help users in day to day situations at homeTarget user group: Elderly people
Usability
Needs from Benefit analysis still hold.But users are now expected to beat home, aloneAddress findings of the Benefit projectin the new interfaceBut also: Will elderly people accept help from a robot?
Security: "Cry for help"Remember: Avoid or help with walkingShopping functionalityComunication even more important
Fonts, contrast, TTS"Hide" computerNatural interaction patternEasy individual personalizationDeteriorating physique: Help them to get up and walk Carry objects for them Emergency calls! Send robot
Consider special needs:
SimontouchQML, Phonon, Akonadi, NepomukWeb administration: ownCloudSimonSimone
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