Technologies can support people with early onset dementia (PwD) to aid them in Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL). The integration of physical and virtual realities in Mixed reality technologies (MRTs) could provide scalable and deployable options in developing prompting systems for PwD. However, these emerging technologies should be evaluated and investigated for feasibility with PwD. Survey instruments such as SUS, SUPR-Q and ethnographic methods that are used for usability evaluation of websites and apps are used to evaluate and study MRTs. However, PwD who cannot provide written and verbal feedback are unable to participate in these studies. MRTs also present challenges due to different ways in which physical and virtual realities could be coupled. Experiences with physical, virtual and the couplings between the two are to be considered in evaluating MRTs.
翻译:将物质和虚拟现实纳入混合现实技术(MRTs)可以为开发PwD加速系统提供可扩展和可部署的选择。然而,这些新兴技术应当与PwD一道评估和调查可行性。 用于对网站和应用程序进行可用性评价的调查工具,如SUS、SUPR-Q和人种学方法,用于评价和研究MRTs。然而,无法提供书面和口头反馈的PwD无法参加这些研究。由于物理和虚拟现实可以以不同方式结合起来,MRTs也提出了挑战。在评价MRTs时,应考虑物理、虚拟和两者的结合经验。