title: Technical requirements of a social networking platform for senior citizens.
abstract: Feeling an integrative part of a social community adds to the quality of life. Elderly people who find it more difficult to actively join activities are often threatened by isolation. Social networking can enable communication and sharing activities makes it easier to set up and maintain contacts. This paper describes the development of a social networking platform and activities like gaming and exergaming all of which aim to facilitate social interaction. It reports on the particular challenges that need to be addressed when creating a social networking platform specially designed to meet the needs of the elderly.
authors.affiliation: German Research Center for Environmental Health, Germany. demski@helmholtz-muenchen.de
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Demski
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hildebrand
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: López Bolós
authors.forename: Winfried
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tiedge
authors.forename: Stefanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wengel
authors.forename: Daire
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: O Broin
authors.forename: Ross
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Palmer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D060756:Social Networking; D012944:Social Support; D012984:Software; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D014584:User-Computer Interface