| Title | Mnemoscape: Supporting Older Adults’ Event Memory Using Wearable Camera Photographs on an Immersive Interface |
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| Type | Journal article |
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| Authors | Selwood, A., Bennett, J., Conway, M.A., Loveday, C. and Kuchelmeister V. |
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| Abstract | Background: Wearable camera photographs have been shown to be an effective memory aid in people with and without memory impairment. Most studies using wearable cameras as a memory aid have presented photographs on a computer monitor and used a written diary or no review as a comparison. In this pioneering study, we took a new and innovative approach to wearable camera photograph review that embeds the photographs within a virtual landscape. This approach may enhance these benefits by reinstating the original environmental context to increase participants’ sense of re-experiencing the event. Objective: We compare the traditional computer monitor presentation of wearable camera photographs and actively taken digital photographs with the presentation of wearable camera photographs in a new immersive interface that reinstates the spatiotemporal context. Methods: Healthy older adults wore wearable or took digital photographs during a staged event. The next day and 2 weeks later, they viewed wearable camera photographs on a computer monitor or in context on an immersive interface, or digital photographs. Results: Participants who viewed wearable camera photographs in either format recalled more details during photo viewing and subsequent free recall than participants who viewed digital photographs they had taken themselves. Conclusion: Wearable camera photographs are an effective support for event memory, regardless of whether they are presented in context in an experience-near format. |
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| Keywords | Wearable cameras; Episodic memory; Ageing; Memory aid; Photographs |
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| Journal | Gerontology |
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| Journal citation | 66, pp. 371-381 |
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| ISSN | 0304-324X |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Publisher | Karger |
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| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1159/000505848 |
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| PubMed ID | 32222715 |
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| Web address (URL) | https://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/505848 |
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| Published online | 27 Mar 2020 |
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| Supplementary data or files | Mnemoscape_sm1.docx |
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| Mnemoscape_sm2.pdf |
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