Older adults and hackathons: a qualitative study

Globally observed trends in aging indicate that older adults constitute a growing share of the population and an increasing demographic in the modern technologies marketplace. Therefore, it has become important to address the issue of participation of older adults in the process of developing soluti...

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Main Authors: Kopeć, Wiesław, Balcerzak, Bartłomiej, Nielek, Radoslaw, Kowalik, Grzegorz, Wierzbicki, Adam, Casati, Fabio
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
co-design
Collaboration
elderly
hackathons
Human computer interaction
Human-centered computing > Human computer interaction (HCI) > Empirical studies in HCI
Human-centered computing > Human computer interaction (HCI) > HCI design and evaluation methods > User studies
Human-centered computing > Human computer interaction (HCI) > Interactive systems and tools > User interface programming
Human-centered computing > Interaction design > Interaction design process and methods > Participatory design
Information technology
intergenerational cooperation
intergenerational interaction
older adults
participatory design
Programming profession
qualitative methods
Social and professional topics > User characteristics > Age > Seniors
Software
Software and its engineering > Software creation and management > Collaboration in software development > Programming teams
Software and its engineering > Software creation and management > Designing software > Software implementation planning > Software design techniques
Software and its engineering > Software creation and management > Software development process management > Software development methods > Rapid application development
Software and its engineering > Software creation and management > Software development techniques > Software prototyping
Software engineering
user experience
user-centered design
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Summary:Globally observed trends in aging indicate that older adults constitute a growing share of the population and an increasing demographic in the modern technologies marketplace. Therefore, it has become important to address the issue of participation of older adults in the process of developing solutions suitable for their group. In this study, we approached this topic by organizing a hackathon involving teams of young programmers and older adult participants. In our paper we describe a case study of that hackathon, in which our objective was to motivate older adults to participate in software engineering processes. Based on our results from an array of qualitative methods, we propose a set of good practices that may lead to improved older adult participation in similar events and an improved process of developing apps that target older adults.
ISSN:1558-1225
DOI:10.1145/3180155.3182547