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Design Challenges for Reconnecting in Later Life: A Qualitative Study
Francisco Ibarra, Grzegorz Kowalik, Marcos Baez +4
Friendships and social interactions are renown contributors to wellbeing. As such, keeping a healthy amount of relationships becomes very important as people age and the size of th…
Designing for Co-located and Virtual Social Interactions in Residential Care
Francisco Ibarra, Marcos Baez, Francesca Fiore +1
In this paper we explore the feasibility and design challenges in supporting co-located and virtual social interactions in residential care by building on the practice of reminisce…
Effects of online group exercises for older adults on physical, psychological and social wellbeing: a pilot trial
Marcos Baez, Iman Khaghani Far, Francisco Ibarra +3
Background. There are many factors that can make of group exercises a challenging setting for older adults. A major one in the elderly population is the difference in the level of…
What makes people bond?: A study on social interactions and common life points on Facebook
Emanuel Sanchiz, Francisco Ibarra, Svetlana Nikitina +2
In this paper we aim at understanding if and how, by analysing people's profile and historical data (such as data available on Facebook profiles and interactions, or collected expl…
Online Group-exercises for Older Adults of Different Physical Abilities
Marcos Baez, Francisco Ibarra, Iman Khaghani Far +2
In this paper we describe the design and validation of a virtual fitness environment aiming at keeping older adults physically and socially active. We target particularly older adu…