Masters Final Project 2008 Tangible Memories and Elders: Objects as Containers, Reminders &...

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Masters Final Project 2008

Tangible Memories and Elders: Objects as Containers, Reminders &

Instruments

Eun Kyoung ChoeAdvisor: Coye Cheshire

May 15, 20087:30pm 202 South Hall

School of Information | University of California, Berkeley

One day, it would be possible to record all the world’s facts and store them in a Web-like database

LIFE-LOGGING

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LIFE-LOGGING

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ELDERS

What do elderly people want to remember, what do they need to remember?

What triggers memory?

How do they capture, keep and recall meaningful memories in their everyday life?

KEY QUESTIONS

HOW TO DESIGN THE STUDY?

Participant Recruitment

Interview Digitization of data

Analysis

Writing Notes

Hanging

OrganizingHaving thingswithin reach

Relying onOthers MemoryMemory

PracticePractice

Findings

Iteration

INTERVIEWEES

Purposive samplingAverage age: 70.7

No. GENDER AGE WORKING/RETIRED

JOB DESCRIPTION

LIVING STRUCTURE

WHO THEY LIVE WITH

SOCIAL PARTICIPATION

P1 M 56 W Architect House Spouse Y

P2 F 61 WTeacher/

CounselorApartment N/A(Alone) Y

P3 M 57 W Professor House Spouse Y

P4 F 72 R Ph.D Student Apartment N/A(Alone) Y

P5 F 68 RMedical social

workerHouse N/A(Alone) N

P6 M 74 WArchitect/

CartographerHouse N/A(Alone) Y

P7 F 87 RActress/

HousewifeAssisted Living Residents N

P8 M 70 R Mail Carrier Apartment N/A(Alone) N

P9 F 91 RSecretary/

HousewifeHouse Son N

Analysis

Writing Notes

Hanging

PracticePractice

Findings

Iteration

INTERVIEW QUESTIONNAIRES

•Directions•Location of common items•Location of uncommon items•To do list •Grocery shopping list•Keeping appointments•People’s names, faces•Medication•Important dates•Bills

•Calendars•Diaries•Alarms/watches•Whiteboard, corkboard•Hanging•Photos•Post-it notes•Hand-held electronics•Relying on other’s memory

Analysis

Writing Notes

Hanging

PracticePractice

Findings

Iteration

TAMS(Text Analysis Markup System)

Analysis

Writing Notes

Hanging

PracticePractice

Findings

Iteration

FINDINGS

WHAT TO REMEMBER? : MEMORY TYPES

Personal Memories - Positive / NegativeInformational Memories

HOW TO REMEMBER?: MEMORY OBJECTS

Memory objects: 1) has to evoke memories2) should be meaningful to owner

PHOTOGRAPH

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CHILDHOOD ITEMS

LETTERS/CARDS

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SUMMARY: MEMORY OBJECTS

Memory objects mostly associated with personal memories Meaningful but not always useful

Functionally, they contain memories and serve as reminders

Intangible items•less frequently mentioned but very strong memory cues

>>Attached memories make memory objects special

HOW TO REMEMBER?: MEMORY PRACTICES

Memory practice: A custom that people do for remembering either informational memories or personal memories

WRITING NOTES

HANGING

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ORGANIZING

HAVING THINGS WITHIN REACH

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RELYING ON OTHERS

SUMMARY: MEMORY PRACTICES

Memory practices are actions that place constant and reliable reminders

Memory practices often involve instruments (tools to capture memories) such as a note, diary, tack board, post-it.

Memory objects or instruments can serve as tangible reminders

final slide: TANGIBLE MEMORIES AND ELDERS

TANGIBLE OBJECTS: contain memories, serve as reminders, and instruments to capture memories

Memory instruments must be easy to use: familiar everyday objects, highly tangible interfaces

Should not require much learning to use

Should encourage the use of different senses in the process of capturing and recalling memories

QUESTIONS?

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