Tool for Enhancing Family Communication through Planning, Sharing Experiences, and Retrospection

Naoya Tojo, Hiromi Ishizaki, Yuki Nagai, Sumaru Niida

2018

Abstract

Advances in mobile communication technology have eased time and space constraints in communication between individuals. Although communication support tools are efficient in non-frequent and transitory relations, they are not necessarily a breakthrough for communication among people such as families in which face-to-face communication serves a crucial role. To enhance family communication, we advanced a project to develop the tool in a phased manner. First, we conducted an ethnographic study to understand users and extracted insights related to family communication. The results of the ethnographic study revealed that a family who was maintaining good communication planned, experienced, and retrospected family events together. Based on these insights, we created the concept of a tool that combines features of a shared calendar and a photograph album. We iteratively prototyped and tested prototypes so as to increase user acceptability by improving user interfaces. Through user tests, the prototypes demonstrated that a parent and child could cooperate to plan family events reflecting their intentions and preserve past family experiences.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Tojo N., Ishizaki H., Nagai Y. and Niida S. (2018). Tool for Enhancing Family Communication through Planning, Sharing Experiences, and Retrospection.In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications - Volume 1: CHIRA, ISBN 978-989-758-328-5, pages 34-44. DOI: 10.5220/0006896600340044

in Bibtex Style

@conference{chira18,
author={Naoya Tojo and Hiromi Ishizaki and Yuki Nagai and Sumaru Niida},
title={Tool for Enhancing Family Communication through Planning, Sharing Experiences, and Retrospection},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications - Volume 1: CHIRA,},
year={2018},
pages={34-44},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0006896600340044},
isbn={978-989-758-328-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications - Volume 1: CHIRA,
TI - Tool for Enhancing Family Communication through Planning, Sharing Experiences, and Retrospection
SN - 978-989-758-328-5
AU - Tojo N.
AU - Ishizaki H.
AU - Nagai Y.
AU - Niida S.
PY - 2018
SP - 34
EP - 44
DO - 10.5220/0006896600340044