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Thesis Project: Designing Interactive Life Story
Multimedia
for a Family Affected by Alzheimer’s Disease
Assistive Intervention Technologies have the potential to enhance the lives and well beings of many individuals.
The following links show aspects of the design process for this project.
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[ June 2004 ] This proposal describes the objectives of our research project |
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[ August 2004 ] The handbook is distributed to families who
take part in this project |
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[ October 2004 ] These photographs show the Participatory Storyboard,
which was used in collaboration with
the Biography Handbook. I designed this elicitation tool to elicit creative and inspirational
responses from secondary stakeholders. This was especially important because of our limited
access to communication and interaction with the primary stakeholder, the AD participant.
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[ August 2004 ] This storyboard was contributed by Simona Mindy, a
research assistant in this project |
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[ October 2004 ] These photographs show the HTML prototype,
which was a collaborative effort and implemented by Simona Mindy. It
explores some esthetics, use cases, navigations, and design choices in the system. |
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[ November 2004 ] These photographs show the DVD prototype,
which expands upon the HTML prototype, and explores further design issues. |
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[ November 2004 ] This
presentation included a demo of the DVD prototype and elicited intitial feedback from colleagues. |
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[ January 2005 ] These figures show several input devices that I created for
the DVD prototypes. One is a single button remote control, another is a photo album metaphor. |
Papers
[CHI Short Paper]
(Link Coming Soon) |
[ April 2005 ] Cohene, T., Baecker, R., Marziali, E., ‘Designing Interactive
Life Story Multimedia for a Family Affected by Alzheimer’s Disease,’ To appear in
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Portland, 2005 |
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[ April 2004 ] Cohene, T., Baecker, R., Marziali, E.,
in , CHI, Vienna, 2004 |
Posters
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[ December 2003 ] This is a link to a poster that outlines the design process for a device that I
envisioned, researched, designed, , and tested. The device is a portable tool designed for field workers
who need to annotate their photographs and observations. I was presented with an award (see below) for this work. |
Awards
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[ June 2004 ] I am holder of the Max and Ruth Wiseman Graduate Student Fellowship
from the
of Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care. Research
initiatives and programs at KLARU are designed to enhance the quality of care and life of the elderly. |
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[ December 2003 ] I recieved an award from
the Knowledge Media Design Institute at the University of Toronto for a design project
called . |
Other Research Projects
[Interview Design and Techniques]
(Link Coming Soon) |
[ August 2004 ] I researched the
effects of employing different interview tactics when conducting socio-technical
requirements elicitation. |
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[ July 2004 ] I conducted a usability analysis for the
system
at the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care.
CFO is a support system for seniors who are caregivers of spouses with Dementia. The
system includes a video conferencing feature, access to resources, chat and email. As
part of the usability analysis I am also conducting a requirements analysis for new
system enhancements. |
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[ May 2004 ] I contributed to the
through the Knowledge Society Network (KSN), a society
established by IKIT at the University of Toronto. I was a research consultant for KSN
co-investigators and I contributed research on Learning Communities and directions for
their sustainability. |
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