Smart phone menu layout for elderly users

• Main Authors: Bahaman, Nur Hamizah, Abdul Razak, Fariza Hanis
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science; TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/15563/1/PID176.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/15563/; http://www.icoci.cms.net.my/proceedings/2015/TOC.html

Nowadays, smart phone have become prevalent across the world.Many functions and services offered in the smart phone are important but current smart phone more convenient and user friendly to younger generation.In addition, the current technologies do not adequately capture the smart phone pattern of the elderly and make them hurdles to adopting a smart phone.This study used OldGen Framework to obtain the suitable arrangement icons for smart phone main screen.The objectives of this study are to identify usability issues that elderly faced due to smart phone and to recommend interface design for elderly smart phone.This study used two methods which are user testing and drawing method.As a result, usability issues can be identified and recommendations of user interface design for elderly smart phone main screen.