Tactile interfaces for assistive living
Interactive textiles deigned to help with the early stages of dementia
Our Partners: The Brigstow Institute, Creative Technologist Pete Bennett of The bigLab, Computer Scientist Kirsten Cater and Social Scientist Helen Manchester all from Bristol University and members of Pervasive Media Studios, Bristol.
Our inspiration for creating Tactile Interfaces for the older generation is to help them stay independent and live well with simple and user friendly technology.
to create easily accessible useful, beautiful and friendly tech through soft tactile and sensory electronic interfaces
to enhance user experience by harnessing the unique qualities of textiles – adding a sensory and tactile experience to the control of objects in the home
to bring the advantages of tech to a wider and different audience by packaging it in a new way
to help older people stay independent and in touch with friends and family
Tactile interfaces for older people brings together a computer scientist (Kirsten Cater) and a social scientist (Helen Manchester) with creative technologists (Annie Lywood and Pete Bennett) to explore the potential for soft, interactive textiles and art to enable older people to access and manage their immediate environment and memories. Our work aims to improve the quality of life for care home residents enabling independence, communication and social interaction to mitigate the early-stages of dementia.
Thank you to all our partners and carehomes for their support, valuable feedback and expertise on this project. We learnt so much that continues to be translated into our product designs.
