Designing for and with people with Parkinson's: a focus on exergaming

Róisín McNaney, Madeline Balaam, Amey Holden, Guy Schofield, Dan Jackson, Mary Webster, Brook Galna, Gillian Barry, Lynn Rochester, Patrick Olivier

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Abstract

Parkinson's is a complex and multifaceted condition with a myriad of symptoms, thus, designing for and with this user group requires careful consideration. We reflect upon two studies, employing different design methodologies, relating to the design of rehabilitative exergames in Parkinson's. The first explored the concept of designing 'for' People with Parkinson's (PwP) and focused on specifications outlined by clinical stakeholders. The second used a designing 'with' approach and modified a pre-established participatory design method for use with PwP. We call attention to the importance of carrying out design work with PwP and contribute; an empathic understanding of living with Parkinson's, a set of recommendations for how to design with PwP and a set of wider considerations for developing rehabilitative exergames for PwP.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSIGCHI/CHI 2015 - Proceedings of the 33rd Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Subtitle of host publicationApril 18–23, 2015 Seoul, Republic of Korea
EditorsKori Inkpen, Woontack Woo
Place of PublicationNew York NY USA
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages501-510
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9781450331456
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2015 - Seoul, Korea, South
Duration: 18 Apr 201523 Apr 2015
Conference number: 33rd
https://chi2015.acm.org/
https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/2702123 (Proceedings)

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2015
Abbreviated titleCHI 2015
Country/TerritoryKorea, South
CitySeoul
Period18/04/1523/04/15
Internet address

Keywords

  • Design
  • Exergames
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Rehabilitation

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