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An independent-living senior center recently approached us with a request to 'build a system that could track the fitness activity of their approximately 160 older residents.' The center houses a Fitness Club that offers seven different fitness classes, personal training, physical therapy, a pool, a spa, and access to a multitude of exercise equipment (i.e., stationary bikes, treadmills, and weights). At the time of the request, residents were signing their names and activities on a sheet of paper as they entered the Fitness Club. Occasionally, the sign-in sheets were summarized into monthly reports to show resident attendance by class and the type of equipment they were using.
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Designing a Touch Screen Kiosk for Older Adults: A Case Study
http://www.surl.org/usabilitynews/31/kiosk.asp
Chaparro, Barbara S. and Laszlo Stumpfhauser
Usability News
2001
Abstract: An independent-living senior center recently approached us with a request to 'build a system that could track the fitness activity of their approximately 160 older residents.' The center houses a Fitness Club that offers seven different fitness classes, personal training, physical therapy, a pool, a spa, and access to a multitude of exercise equipment (i.e., stationary bikes, treadmills, and weights). At the time of the request, residents were signing their names and activities on a sheet of paper as they entered the Fitness Club. Occasionally, the sign-in sheets were summarized into monthly reports to show resident attendance by class and the type of equipment they were using.
| Reviews | | kai | Most of the devices nowaday were not consider elderly users, imagine the difficulty for an elderly person bend down to get the drink from the kiosk .
One day we all be old like them....and we will be facing the difficulties they are facing today. |
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