以社交生活型態為基礎之中高齡者部落格介面設計研究

A Study on The User Interface of Weblogs Tools for People at Middle Age Based on Their Social Lifestyles

羅中岳(Chung-Yue Lo)

指導教授 ： 陳立杰

大同大學/設計學院/工業設計學系所/碩士(2007年)

摘要

社會的進步下，高齡化是現象更是趨勢，因此該更加正視中高齡者的需求議題。面對生理上的衰弱，以及其心靈上的空虛，對此若能以中高齡者的需求來設計互動的平台，使其在社交方面能夠有更容易的方式。近來新興的網路現象－部落格(Blog)；為一種管理網站內容的軟體介面，分享自己的生活日誌、照片、影片。然而，在現今雖有許多的部落格網站，但並未考量到高齡使用者的社交需求，與使用上的障礙。
本研究先針對目標中高齡者族群做社交生活型態調查，分別對興趣，以及照片分享、心事分享、與聯絡老友三種常見社交模式做調查；除此之外，在問卷的過程之中加以詢問受測者對部落格軟體的看法與期許。藉此前測設計兩套適合中高齡者族群之部落格平台－Elog與Pholog；Elog擁有類似現今通訊軟體的外觀，以及方便辨識的回應名單；Pholog則是有著早式電話撥號盤的隱喻，讓此族群使用者多了份親切感。
之後根據實驗結果、實際訪談與觀察歸納出以下幾點中高齡者部落格設計建議：(1)主功能選項按鈕部分應放大，以線性方式排序較佳。 (2)確認送出鈕應較其他按鈕大，具動畫回饋較佳。 (3)編寫網誌的顯示區及文字內容應儘量放大。 (4)網誌的錄音部分應搭配語音轉文字的辨識功能，避免口音不清的誤解。 (5)版面整體上要盡可能達到一體及群組性，常用功能若分隔太遠，容易造成使用者忽視。
研究中Blog針對中高齡者此族群，強調簡單，易學與易用，以及親切的外觀。本研究提出了一種隱喻的設計概念，以及新的部落格錄音功能，希冀以此兩套中高齡者部落格設計經驗，提供未來設計師與工程師建構此類型網站的參考依據

關鍵字

高齡者社交模式 ； 部落格 ； 使用者介面

並列摘要

Aging society is a common phenomenon as well as a tendency in developed nations. Physical deterioration and spiritual emptiness could make people at middle age feel marginalized and frustrated. If interactive platforms can be designed in line with their needs, these people may be able to socialize with more ease. In blogs, a growing popular trend on the Internet, software interfaces are used for website management to enable people to share their daily logs, photos and films with others. However, in spite of the great number of blog sites on the Internet, their design has neglected the social needs of people at middle age and difficulties in use.

This study first conducted a survey on the social lifestyles of the target group of people at middle age to investigate how they shared photos, confided to each other and contacted old friends. The questionnaire included questions to elicit the participants’ opinions and expectations of blog software. Based on the results of the survey, two blog platforms suitable for people at middle age were developed – the Elog had the appearance of most communications software available today and an easy-to-identify comment list, whereas the Pholog showed an old-time telephone dial and gave middle-aged users a sense of familiarity.
According to the experiment results, actual interviews and observations, the following suggestions for blog design for people at middle age were concluded:

1.The click buttons for main function options should be made larger and arranged in a linear pattern.

2.The Send button should be larger than all the other buttons and having complementary animated effects would be a plus.

3.The display panel for text writing and the font size should be as large as possible.

4.The recording function should be accompanied with a voice-to-text conversion device to avoid misunderstandings from unclear speech.

5.The overall front page design should be integrated and the click buttons should be organized in accordance with functions. When commonly used functions are placed too far apart, some of them may be neglected by the user.

The two blogs designed for this study for people at middle age are simple, easy-to-learning, easy-to-use and pleasant-looking. They also include the suggestive design concept and the new recording function. Hopefully, this experience can be reference material for designers and engineers when they build websites of this nature in the future.

並列關鍵字

Blog ； user interface ； people at middle age ； socializing patterns

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