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Sharing a Virtual World with People Living with Dementia

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HCI and Design in the Context of Dementia

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Designing Virtual Reality (VR) experiences have become a growing interest in Human–Computer Interaction (HCI) with recreational VR applications coming to the market. However, consideration for how these experiences may be designed for people living with dementia to provide both comfort and enrichment has rarely been explored. With HCI design shifting toward an emphasis on designing with people living with dementia rather than for, this chapter focuses on the people living with dementia and their family members who have been rarely recognized as worthy of design intervention. Drawing on two recent studies, this chapter presents a detailed understanding in co-creating meaningful experiences for people living with dementia and their families in VR. Results provide insights into their shared social experiences and place personalization as an overarching narrative for designing evocative, meaningful experiences. This chapter concludes with future directions for work in VR focusing on designing for contested realities, shared experiences, the personhood of carers, and representing an individual in the virtual world.

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Hodge, J., Morrissey, K. (2020). Sharing a Virtual World with People Living with Dementia. In: Brankaert, R., Kenning, G. (eds) HCI and Design in the Context of Dementia. Human–Computer Interaction Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32835-1_15

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