Designing for positive emotion: Ludic artifacts to support wellbeing for people with dementia

Treadaway, C; Kenning, G; Coleman, S

Designing for positive emotion: Ludic artifacts to support wellbeing for people with dementia

Treadaway, C Kenning, G

Coleman, S

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Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: 9th International Conference on Design and Emotion 2014: The Colors of Care, 2014, pp. 545 - 551
Issue Date:: 2014-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Treadaway, C	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kenning, G https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3379-9088	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Coleman, S	en_US
dc.date.issued	2014-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	9th International Conference on Design and Emotion 2014: The Colors of Care, 2014, pp. 545 - 551	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9789587740707	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/33022
dc.description.abstract	This paper presents recent research investigating the development of playful artefacts to support the wellbeing of people with dementia. It describes the initial scoping phase of the research and draws from two funded projects: one in South Wales, UK, and the other in Sydney, Australia. The context for the study is explained and the global scale of the research problem defined. The benefits of playful activities across the life-course are identified, and the importance of hand uses, crafting, and creativity in later life are discussed. Research findings indicate that playful activities, particularly those that involve hand use, promote positive emotion and contribute to subjective wellbeing. These studies are being used to scope the design and development of ludic artefacts (age appropriate toys) for use in residential eldercare settings for people with dementia.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	9th International Conference on Design and Emotion 2014: The Colors of Care	en_US
dc.title	Designing for positive emotion: Ludic artifacts to support wellbeing for people with dementia	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.for	2001 Communication and Media Studies	en_US
dc.location.activity	Bogota, Columbia
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Computer Science
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US

Abstract:

This paper presents recent research investigating the development of playful artefacts to support the wellbeing of people with dementia. It describes the initial scoping phase of the research and draws from two funded projects: one in South Wales, UK, and the other in Sydney, Australia. The context for the study is explained and the global scale of the research problem defined. The benefits of playful activities across the life-course are identified, and the importance of hand uses, crafting, and creativity in later life are discussed. Research findings indicate that playful activities, particularly those that involve hand use, promote positive emotion and contribute to subjective wellbeing. These studies are being used to scope the design and development of ludic artefacts (age appropriate toys) for use in residential eldercare settings for people with dementia.

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