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5 papers
"MeBo Leaves a Piece of You Behind": Designing a Relational Voice-Based Memory Companion for Older Adults
Hasibur Rahman, Mahsa Nasri, Manasi Vaidya +3
Autobiographical remembering supports identity, well-being, and social connection in later life, yet voice-based memory technologies largely rely on isolated prompts. We designed a…
When a Story Feels Like Mine: How Personalized Narratives and Humor Shape Older Adults' Empathy toward LLM-Generated Peer Health Stories
Kexin Quan, Precious Olalere, Smit Desai +1
Peer stories have been shown to boost self-efficacy in older adults' health behavior change. Despite their effectiveness, peer stories are difficult to deploy in health promotion a…
Toward Metaphor-Fluid Conversation Design for Voice User Interfaces
Smit Desai, Jessie Chin, Dakuo Wang +2
Metaphors play a critical role in shaping user experiences with Voice User Interfaces (VUIs), yet existing designs often rely on static, human-centric metaphors that fail to adapt…
Beyond Functionality: Co-Designing Voice User Interfaces for Older Adults' Well-being
Xinhui Hu, Smit Desai, Morgan Lundy +1
The global population is rapidly aging, necessitating technologies that promote healthy aging. Voice User Interfaces (VUIs), leveraging natural language interaction, offer a promis…
Like My Aunt Dorothy: Effects of Conversational Styles on Perceptions, Acceptance and Metaphorical Descriptions of Voice Assistants during Later Adulthood
Jessie Chin, Smit Desai, Sheny Lin +1
Little research has investigated the design of conversational styles of voice assistants (VA) for adults in their later adulthood with varying personalities. In this Wizard of Oz e…