PiChat: Smartphone Application to Expand the Social Network for the Elderly

Ting Hui Wu, Bing Cheng Zhu, Elizabeth Wianto, Shan Wen Shih, Yang Cheng Lin, Chien Hsu Chen

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Abstract

The success in medical and multidisciplinary research has resulted in the longevity in human age. Longevity in human age has caused an increase in the elderly population, and this condition becomes a new phenomenon. The scientific and medical research focusing on the elderly becomes one of the biggest concerns, and cross-disciplinary cooperation to promote the health of the elderly is a global issue. However, many factors are affecting the physical and mental health of the elderly. The reduction in a social circle after retirement is a common problem for the elderly. Smaller social circle makes the elderly isolate and can cause loneliness. In order to reduce the problem, this study proposed a smartphone application called PiChat. This application manages to pair similar photos uploaded to help the elderly found new acquaintance and guidance of the conversation topic to begin. However, emphasizing the ease of use and considering the deterioration of the visual ability of the elderly, this application will lead the elderly to create a new social circle gradually. The preliminary test showed that this application is feasible to anticipate social circle reduction for the baby boomer’s elderly.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHuman-Computer Interaction. Design Practice in Contemporary Societies - Thematic Area, HCI 2019, Held as Part of the 21st HCI International Conference, HCII 2019, Proceedings
EditorsMasaaki Kurosu
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages148-158
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9783030226350
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
EventThematic Area on Human Computer Interaction, HCI 2019, held as part of the 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2019 - Orlando, United States
Duration: 2019 Jul 262019 Jul 31

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume11568 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

ConferenceThematic Area on Human Computer Interaction, HCI 2019, held as part of the 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando
Period19-07-2619-07-31

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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