Mobile application menu design for elderly in indonesia with cognitive consideration

Abstract

Higher life expectancy resulted in the growing number of elderlies in Indonesia. Unlike elderly in the develop country, many elderlies in Indonesia are digital immigrants with no prior experience using technology such as computer, telephone, and other information technology. Nowadays, technology has become pervasive and penetrate all aspect of modern life. However, elderly in Indonesia may not fully taking advantage of technology because they are not technological savvy. To encourage elder people making use of technology, can be done by designing a user-friendly interface. This study is part of several studies conducted in investigating various elements of user interface, more specifically this study looked at various menu layout (namely horizontal, list, and grid). Using task to measure user performance (completion time and number of steps), it was found that grid menu was the most efficient layout for elderly. This study also investigates the influence of cognitive ability in the successfulness of interacting with different menu layouts.