People & Technology

Digital technologies are increasingly present in almost every area of our lives, yet many barriers still exist to selecting, learning and using software, hardware, devices and services. This research strand takes a people-centred approach to understanding user behaviour, digital interactions and communication needs for a range of individuals and community networks.

2012

Belonging and becoming: older people, technology and community Research Associates: Lisa Johansson and Gianpaolo Fusari. Research partner: Research In Motion
Digital Touch: designing for new behaviours Research Associate: Sam Jewell. Research partner: Sony
You, Me & Everyone we Know: social networking for older people Research Associate: Peter Ziegler. Research partner: EPFL+ECAL Lab

2011

Window on the World: video conferencing for older people Research Associate: Jamie Tunnard; Research partner: Cisco

2010

Fashioning Technology: the social impact of mobile communication Research Associate Clara Gaggero: Research partner: Research In Motion

2009

Out of the Box: access to mobile communications for older people Research Associates Clara Gaggero and Adrian Westaway; Research partner: Samsung
Alternative View: developing smartphones with low vision communities Research Associate Yusuf Muhammad Research partner: Research in Motion (RIM)

2008

Communication in transition: design for older people during key states of change; Research Associate Stephanie Chen; Research partner: Nokia

2007

TwoTone Phone: access to broadband for the digitally excluded; Research Associates Cian Plumbe and Matthew Harrison; Research partner: BT

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