School of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology, 654 Cherry Street, Atlanta, GA 30332-0170, USA.
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2010 Nov;65(6):645-53. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbq065. Epub 2010 Sep 10.
Technology represents advances in knowledge that change the way humans perform tasks. Ideally, technology will make the task easier, more efficient, safer, or perhaps more pleasurable. Unfortunately, new technologies can sometimes make a task more difficult, slower, dangerous, or perhaps more frustrating. Older adults interact with a variety of technologies in the course of their daily activities and thus products should be designed to be used by people of varying ages.
In this article, we provide an overview of what psychology has to offer to the design of technology-from understanding what people need, to identifying their preferences for design characteristics, and to defining their capabilities and limitations that will influence technology interactions.
We identify how research in the field of psychology and aging has advanced understanding of technology interactions and how research on technology interactions can inform theories of aging.
Design for aging involves understanding the unique capabilities and limitations of older adults; identifying their needs, preferences, and desires for technology in their lives; and involving them in the design process.
技术代表了知识的进步，改变了人类完成任务的方式。理想情况下，技术将使任务变得更容易、更高效、更安全，或者更令人愉快。然而，新技术有时会使任务变得更加困难、缓慢、危险，或者更令人沮丧。老年人在日常生活中会接触到各种技术，因此产品的设计应该面向不同年龄段的人。
在本文中，我们概述了心理学在技术设计方面的作用——从了解人们的需求，到确定他们对设计特征的偏好，再到定义影响技术交互的能力和局限性。
我们确定了心理学和老龄化领域的研究如何推进对技术交互的理解，以及技术交互研究如何为老龄化理论提供信息。
老龄化设计涉及到理解老年人的独特能力和局限性；确定他们在生活中对技术的需求、偏好和愿望；并让他们参与设计过程。
