@inproceedings{, author = {Fietkau, Julian; Stojko, Laura}, title = {A system design to support outside activities of older adults using smart urban objects}, editor = {}, booktitle = {Proceedings of 18th European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work}, series = {Reports of the European Society for Socially Embedded Technologies}, journal = {}, address = {}, publisher = {}, edition = {}, year = {2020}, isbn = {}, volume = {vol. 4, no. 1}, number = {}, pages = {}, url = {https://dl.eusset.eu/handle/20.500.12015/3412}, doi = {10.18420/ecscw2020_ep07}, keywords = {}, abstract = {During outside activities, elderly people encounter different challenges than young people. Those difficulties impede their motivation to pursue outside activities. To counter this problem from a human-computer interaction perspective, we propose a support system for seniors to improve their motivation and subjective safety while undertaking outside activities by coordinating smart urban objects. Drawing from an extensive empirical requirements analysis, we identify typical barriers experienced by seniors for which networked smart urban objects may provide assistance. We discuss a conceptual description of an activity support system: the system aggregates user profile data with information about the urban space to suggest possible activities, the elderly user chooses an activity and receives navigational assistance to increase their motivation and feeling of safety while undertaking the chosen activity. Finally, we discuss our approach regarding challenges such as user autonomy, privacy and real-world deployments, which need to be considered in future implementation and evaluation phases of the system.}, note = {}, institution = {Universität der Bundeswehr München, Fakultät für Informatik, INF 2 - Institut für Softwaretechnologie, Professur: Koch, Michael}, }