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With the concurrent rapid increasing of aging population and digital science, issues on providing appropriate information elements on computer and website have become more and more significant. This study was aimed at examining different effects of movements and transformations in flash animations on performance (time and error) and subjective perception (satisfaction, vision fatigue and workload) of older adults. Eighteen subjects coming from the University of the Third Age of Railway Ministry of China all of who were experienced computer and Internet users participated in the experiment where flash animations mode and moving speed were manipulated as independent variables. The results indicated significant differences among four different animations modes for performance (time and error) and vision fatigue. Significant differences were also found among three levels of moving speeds for performance (time and error) and vision fatigue. Further implications of flash animations design for the elderly were discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The rapidly aging population of Japan is now considered a serious social problem. In fact, populations are aging worldwide, and considerable research has been done on the phenomenon. One area that has been researched is Web page design. Some common guidelines for Web content or page designs make it difficult or impossible for people with certain cognitive or visual disabilities to read moving text quickly enough. Movement can also distract these people to such an extent that the rest of the page becomes unreadable, and people with physical disabilities might not be able to move quickly or accurately enough to interact with moving objects [6]. With this in mind, experiments were conducted on 24 people in their twenties and thirties in Yokosuka-shi, Japan and on 18 elderly people in Beijing, China. The results were then compared. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In order to support elderly people to remain activate in communicating with their families and friends, we are developing always-on communications systems that are based on the exchange of indirect information, the videophone, and touch panel displays. Two field experiments were conducted with elderly people in Japan. One of the experiments was conducted between families members, while the other was performed between elderly people and social workers. The results show that IT can support the enjoyment of elderly life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research looks at various navigation menu designs and the use of the summary of important content with the aim to improve older web users' performance and satisfaction and to alleviate their disorientation and task workload. Fifty older participants with abundant computer experience were recruited from senior-citizen universities so as to exclude the influence of lack of experience from the result. During the experiment, participants searched for specific product information on e-commerce websites with different navigation menus and different design of the summary of important content. Participants using tab menu were found less disoriented than people using index menu. Providing a summary of important information could reduce the workload the tasks imposed on older user effectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper proposes tips for designing Web pages appropriate for the elderly. The characteristics of mobile phone Web pages and the effects of aging are elucidated. The elderly had difficulty in reading texts, finding the focus, operating pages and input, and understanding the contents in some cases. Tips for designing Web pages that are appropriate for the elderly are proposed based on our observations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]