Reminiscens S"mula"ng memory and face-‐to-‐face social
interac"on
“a selec(ve process in which memories are evoked and reconstructed”
“personal memories of a distant past: long term memories of events in which the reminiscer is either a par6cipant or a observer”
Process
Content
What is Reminiscence?
Why is it good to reminisce? + life sa(sfac(on
-‐ depression cogni(ve orienta(on
(Haight 2007)
Reminiscence Therapy
(WaE 2000)
To a lesser extent, it has also been seen to improve social interac"ons
That’s not for me. I am young! …not so fast
How much and why we reminisce it is not really different according to age…
except for life review (Cohen 1998)
New func(on for social media: cura(ng our historical self-‐image and reminiscence
(Zao 2013, Best of CHI)
Reminiscence as Bridge For intergenera(onal face-‐to-‐face social interac(on
Research Questions
How can we s(mulate reminiscence with IT?
Can IT for reminiscence also foster social interac(on?
Laboratory. PD Workshops.
Reminiscens
S"mula"on with contextual mul"media
S"mula"on with contextual ques"ons
S"mula"on with contextual ques"ons
Contextual Mul"media Collabora"on, voice recording and direct manipula"on
Does web-‐collected contextual content s(mulates reminiscence? Does promp"ng contextual ques"ons facilitates storytelling?
Does collabora"on in entering stories increases social interac(on? Bonus Track: is there an increase of subjec"ve wellbeing?
Experimental Design
Longitudinal Study
8 weekly sessions of simple reminiscence with diff. tool versions Par"cipants: intergenera(onal couples of senior adult and youngster
Each session, a theme (e.g. childhood) and at least one story Par"cipant Observa"ons + Ques"onnaires
face-‐to-‐face interac(on
Web version home usage during weeks and 2 months aZer study User Diaries (mood, collabora(on and interac(on) + Applica"on Logs
Longitudinal Study home usage
At the end, each elder will receive a physical booklet of his/her stories Interviews + Post Study Ques"onnaires
Longitudinal Study final giZ
Variables S"mula"on Social Interac"on
(session) # sa(sfac(on # personal memories # nonpersonal memories (weeks) # new stories # usage sessions # usage (me # most viewed screen
(sessions) types of interac(ons #
(weeks)
collabora(on stories # used alone or company?
(before/aZer)
social engagement
Subjec"ve Wellbeing life sa(sfac(on (before/aZer)
mood tracking (weeks)
Stimulation Conditions
mul(ple variables + mul(ple condi(ons + small sample within group design
Couples 1, 2
Couples 3, 4
Couples 5, 6
Couples 7, 8
Social Conditions Collabora"on ON/OFF
mul(ple variables + one condi(on + *small sample between group design
small effect
Cofounding Bias aZer a couple weeks reminiscing, maybe people is already in
reminiscing mood and s(mula(on is no longer needed
first session track every week, one couple does only the first session and then they just
used the app from home for the next two months
Additional Studies
Public reminiscing display Locate a photo-‐frame in a community center, and ask seniors of the community to send pictures of old (mes plus a cap(on. What content do they value to reminisce? What interac(ons are triggered around the
display?. Interview par(cipant aZerwards about the experience.
Online reminiscing community How s(mula(ng would it be to par(cipa(ng in a community themed
around historical mul(media? What type of comments and interac(ons will occur?
Current Status Demo Site
hEp://www.reminiscens.me
Knowledge Base RESTful API hEp://docs.lifecontext.apiary.io
hEp://test.reminiscens.me/lifecontext/booklet/ui/
(for tes(ng purposes)
Ongoing implementa"on prototype hEp://test.reminiscens.me/web/prototype/
SoVware Engineering Alterna"ve prototype hEp://nicofromspace.github.io/Reminiscence/
Thanks for listening! Questions? Comments? Biases?