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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
HOW TO DESIGN THE STUDY?
Participant Recruitment
Interview Digitization of data
Analysis
Writing Notes
Hanging
OrganizingHaving thingswithin reach
Relying onOthers MemoryMemory
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
•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
•Calendars•Diaries•Alarms/watches•Whiteboard, corkboard•Hanging•Photos•Post-it notes•Hand-held electronics•Relying on other’s memory
HOW TO DESIGN THE STUDY?
Participant Recruitment
Interview Digitization of data
Analysis
Writing Notes
Hanging
OrganizingHaving thingswithin reach
Relying onOthers MemoryMemory
PracticePractice
Findings
Iteration
TAMS(Text Analysis Markup System)
HOW TO DESIGN THE STUDY?
Participant Recruitment
Interview Digitization of data
Analysis
Writing Notes
Hanging
OrganizingHaving thingswithin reach
Relying onOthers MemoryMemory
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?