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Table 2 Summary of the Home and Life Scrapbook activities

From: Designing assisted living technologies ‘in the wild’: preliminary experiences with cultural probe methodology

Activity

Description

Camera

Digital camera to take photos during the week

Maps

Drawings to show relationships with people, places and objects

Lists

Lists of what they like/dislike, what concerns them and what they are comfortable with.

Wishes

Three things they would like to improve or change about their lives

Body outline

Drawing onto a body outline to indicate symptoms or impairments (e.g. pain, discomfort, weakness or decline)

Home plan

Room layouts to indicate spaces and objects related to daily routines and health

Diary

Activities and events they choose to record over one week