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Digital family portraits: supporting peace of mind for extended family members
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Seattle, Washington, United States
Pages: 333 - 340  
Year of Publication: 2001
ISBN:1-58113-327-8
Authors
Elizabeth D. Mynatt  Everyday Computing Lab, Graphics, Visualization and Usability Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Jim Rowan  Everyday Computing Lab, Graphics, Visualization and Usability Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Sarah Craighill  Everyday Computing Lab, Graphics, Visualization and Usability Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Annie Jacobs  Everyday Computing Lab, Graphics, Visualization and Usability Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
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SIGCHI: ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction
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ACM  New York, NY, USA
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ABSTRACT

A growing social problem in the U.S., and elsewhere, is supporting older adults who want to continue living independently, as opposed to moving to an institutional care setting. One key part of this complex problem is providing awareness of senior adults day-to-day activities, promoting peace of mind for extended family members. In this paper, we introduce the concept of a digital family portrait that provides qualitative visualizations of a family members daily life. Leveraging a familiar household object, the picture frame, our design populates the frame with iconic imagery summarizing 28 days. In a final implementation, the digital family portrait would gather information from sensors in the home.


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