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Jurojin: Designing a GPS device for people living with dementia (2015)
Book Chapter
Palmer, M., & Hancock, J. (2015). Jurojin: Designing a GPS device for people living with dementia. In M. Antona, & C. Stephanidis (Eds.), Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Access to Learning, Health and Well-Being Part III (600-668). Heidelberg: Springer

Memory loss is the most common symptom of dementia. The impact is such that people living with dementia (PLWD) lose the ability to find their way to previously familiar locations, such as local amenities, and without the aid of others, find themselv... Read More about Jurojin: Designing a GPS device for people living with dementia.

How does the alteration of an avatar’s proportions affect experience and performance when controlling it? (2015)
Book Chapter
Palmer, M., & Pink, S. How does the alteration of an avatar’s proportions affect experience and performance when controlling it?. In D. Brown, & E. Petersson Brooks (Eds.), Virtual Reality Technologies for Health and Clinical Applications. Springer. Manuscript submitted for publication

Despite the claim that ‘you are the controller’ designers of video game characters do not model players’ avatars using any criteria other than aesthetics. Given the demonstrated malleability of the human body image the purpose of this study was to in... Read More about How does the alteration of an avatar’s proportions affect experience and performance when controlling it?.