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In response to the aging society and change of family structure, intergenerational learning: getting help from the children, has become a new trend of elderly care. However, the elders and children differ a lot in body function, physical perception and mental cognition, and few studies take into account the physical and mental condition of both groups. Products designed for the elders and children to interact and play are even rarer. The study investigates the physical and mental capacity and prerequisite knowledge of the elders and children, analyze the overlapping characteristics of their physical and mental capacity, and provide cross-age body-mind interaction product design guidelines, including: (1)Reviving motor function, (2)Divergent creativity, (3)Intergenerational learning, and(4) Safety. With this product, both groups can strengthen their physical and mental capacity through the joyful game playing process, optimizing the development of synesthesia, and build friendship among them, as well as reducing the cost of social resources for long-term caring.
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Chang, CL., Tsai, WC., Sun, CC. (2014). Research on the Design of Cross-Age Interaction Toys. In: Stephanidis, C. (eds) HCI International 2014 - Posters’ Extended Abstracts. HCI 2014. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 434. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07857-1_13
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