Designing intrinsically motivating user interfaces for the ageing population

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Designing intrinsically motivating user interfaces for the ageing population

Conference Paper (2013)

Author(s)

Tanya S. Goldhaber (University of Cambridge)

Patrick M. Langdon (University of Cambridge)

P. John Clarkson (University of Cambridge)

Gender Ageing population Intrinsic motivation UI design

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39191-0_8 Final published version

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Publication Year

2013

Language

English

Pages (from-to)

68-77

ISBN (print)

9783642391903

Event

7th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction: Design Methods, Tools, and Interaction Techniques for eInclusion, UAHCI 2013, Held as Part of 15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2013 (2013-07-21 - 2013-07-26), Las Vegas, NV, United States

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Abstract

Older people often find it difficult to learn to use new technology. Although they may want to adopt it, they can find the learning process challenging and frustrating and subsequently lose motivation. This paper looks at how psychological theories of intrinsic motivation could be applied to make the ICT learning process more engaging for older users and describes an experiment set up to test the applicability of these theories to user interface (UI) design. The results of the experiment confirmed that intrinsic motivation theory is a valid lens through which to look at current ICT design and also uncovered significant gender differences in reaction to different kinds of learning tasks.