Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Profiles of typical users

Anna is an 81-year-old lady living in a care house. She has some trouble walking, but she is very interested in current news from all around the world. She spends most of her time reading newspapers and watching news on TV.
She is not very interested in technology, but she has learned how to use simple devices like a TV remote and a microwave oven.

Pekka is a 67-year-old man, also living in a care house. He has poor eyesight, even with glasses on he can not read text in normal newspapers, only the headings. His hands are shaking, making it impossible for him to hold things steadily or perform complicated gestures.
He is fascinated with technology; he has a mobile phone (with a large display and buttons). Sometimes his grandson visits him and shows him a laptop computer; but Pekka can't use it because the buttons and text are too small.

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