Thesis (MTech (Industrial Design))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2007 / This thesis tests the Usability, Safety and Attractiveness Participatory Design
model (USAP) in the field of inclusive fitness. The focus is on improving
compatibility between elderly people and fitness products. Three participatory
design (PO) workshops were carried out with potential users ranging from 20
to 80 years of age. The research not only includes current elderly people but
also those who will be entering this age bracket in the next ten years.
Although the main focus is on the elderly, younger participants were included,
and acted as a transgenerational audit. The first PO session made known
possible avenues for exploration; the second session introduced a new group
of people to the research and acted as a check to see if a wider audience of
older users had similar needs to those uncovered so far; the third session
involved middle age participants who will be entering old age in the next ten
years. Concepts were generated and participants commented and critiqued
them.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:cput/oai:localhost:20.500.11838/1315 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Futerman, Rael Glen |
| Publisher | Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/za/ |
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