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Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction: Aging and Assistive Environments

8th International Conference, UAHCI 2014, Held as Part of HCI International 2014, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, June 22-27, 2014, Proceedings, Part III

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Table of contents (76 papers)

  1. Front Matter

  2. Design for Aging

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Does Web Design Matter? Examining Older Adults’ Attention to Cognitive and Affective Illustrations on Cancer-Related Websites through Eye Tracking

      • Nadine Bol, Jennifer C. Romano Bergstrom, Ellen M. A. Smets, Eugène F. Loos, Jonathan Strohl, Julia C. M. van Weert
      Pages 15-23
    3. Heuristics in Ergonomic Design of Portable Control Devices for the Elderly

      • Marcin Butlewski, Edwin Tytyk, Kamil Wróbel, SÅ‚awomir Miedziarek
      Pages 24-33
    4. Reassuring the Elderly Regarding the Use of Mobile Devices for Mobility

      • António Cunha, Paula Trigueiros, Tiago Lemos
      Pages 46-57
    5. Towards Mobile Accessibility for Older People: A User Centered Evaluation

      • José-Manuel Díaz-Bossini, Lourdes Moreno, Paloma Martínez
      Pages 58-68
    6. Investigating the Effects of User Age on Readability

      • Kyung Hoon Hyun, Ji-Hyun Lee, Hwon Ihm
      Pages 98-105
    7. Involving Senior Workers in Crowdsourced Proofreading

      • Toshinari Itoko, Shoma Arita, Masatomo Kobayashi, Hironobu Takagi
      Pages 106-117
    8. Leveraging Web Technologies to Expose Multiple Contemporary Controller Input in Smart TV Rich Internet Applications Utilized in Elderly Assisted Living Environments

      • Evdokimos I. Konstantinidis, Panagiotis E. Antoniou, Antonis Billis, Georgios Bamparopoulos, Costas Pappas, Panagiotis D. Bamidis
      Pages 118-128
    9. Assessing the Elderly’s Emotional Responses while Interact with Movies Enriched with Additional Multimedia Content

      • Kamila Rios da Hora Rodrigues, Cesar A. C. Teixeira, Vânia Paula de Almeida Neris
      Pages 155-166
    10. Improving Text-Entry Experience for Older Adults on Tablets

      • Élvio Rodrigues, Micael Carreira, Daniel Gonçalves
      Pages 167-178
    11. AgeCI: HCI and Age Diversity

      • Samuel Silva, Daniela Braga, António Teixeira
      Pages 179-190

About this book

The four-volume set LNCS 8513-8516 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, UAHCI 2014, held as part of the 16th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2014, held in Heraklion, Crete, Greece in June 2014, jointly with 14 other thematically similar conferences.

The total of 1476 papers and 220 posters presented at the HCII 2014 conferences was carefully reviewed and selected from 4766 submissions. These papers address the latest research and development efforts and highlight the human aspects of design and use of computing systems. The papers thoroughly cover the entire field of human-computer interaction, addressing major advances in knowledge and effective use of computers in a variety of application areas. The total of 251 contributions included in the UAHCI proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in this four-volume set. The 75 papers included in this volume are organized in the following topical sections: design for aging; health and rehabilitation applications; accessible smart and assistive environments; assistive robots and mobility, navigation and safety.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH)Institute of Computer Science, Heraklion, Greece

    Constantine Stephanidis, Margherita Antona

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