1. Reminiscens
S"mula"ng
memory
and
face-­‐to-­‐face
social
interac"on

2. “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?

3. 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

4. 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)

5. Reminiscence as Bridge
For
intergenera(onal
face-­‐to-­‐face
social
interac(on

6. Research Questions
How
can
we
s(mulate
reminiscence
with
IT?
Can
IT
for
reminiscence
also
foster
social
interac(on?

7. Laboratory. PD Workshops.

8. Reminiscens

9. S"mula"on
with
contextual
mul"media

10. S"mula"on
with
contextual
ques"ons

11. S"mula"on
with
contextual
ques"ons

12. Contextual
Mul"media
Collabora"on,
voice
recording
and
direct
manipula"on

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. At
the
end,
each
elder
will
receive
a
physical
booklet
of
his/her
stories
Interviews
+
Post
Study
Ques"onnaires
Longitudinal Study
final
giZ

17. 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)

18. 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

19. Social Conditions
Collabora"on
ON/OFF
mul(ple
variables
+
one
condi(on
+
*small
sample
between
group
design
small
effect

20. 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

21. 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?

22. 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/

23. Thanks for listening!
Questions? Comments? Biases?