by Max Baumgarten
January 1, 2010

Relative to the rest of the population at large, seniors have reduced motion perception. Research on senior citizens and motion perception have found that compromised perception of motion negatively effects an ability to drive. Because seniors are less likely to detect collisions before they happen, they are more prone to unfortunate accidents.
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by Max Baumgarten
December 30, 2009

This one is a toughie: there is no obvious remedy for designers to help seniors with limited motion perception. Designers could try to stress movements and motions; for example, with an elder friendly computer, the movement of the mouse would be bold, pronounced, and easily detectable. Yet, not all objects can be amended in this [...]
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