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Preliminary Research on Developing User-centered Smart Home Scenarios for Aging in Place /



Jun 2021 - present
Sub-project under Research on theory and method of multimodal fusion perception based intelligent interactio

Jiabei Jiang, Tongxin Sun, Xinyi Fu, and Jeung Jihong

Role: project executive co-leader

Published paper: Research on Precise Smart Service Design for Aging in Place Situation. Zhuangshi. 2022(05):40-45. [CSSCI] [Chinese Core Journal of Design]










To gain insights into the current experiences, attitudes, and expectations of older adults towards smart home applications, we conducted a survey (n=566) and a participatory design workshop (n=9) to investigate the acceptance and adoption of smart home products and services among this population. The participatory design workshop, in particular, helped identify the urgent needs of older adult participants for smart home products and services, as well as their design and functional preferences. Notably, we found that older adults placed greater emphasis on affective computing in voice interaction interfaces. Subsequently, we employed diary study and co-creation methods to explore older adults’ perceptions of identity, roles, and relationships associated with smart speakers in the home. These research efforts aim to inform the transformation and innovation of product and service scenarios in the context of smart homes, with a focus on meeting the needs and preferences of older adult users.

Keywords: smart home, aging in place, voice assistant, user-centered design, co-creation





 Voice Assistant Co-creation 
a) Design toolkit for voice assistant co-creation b) participant crafting voice assistant prototype with clay
c) prototype design from one participant

d)the diary records on the preferred communication scenario with voice assistants
e)one participant showing her design result

 Participatory design workshop on future smart home scenario design