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?