User-Centered Design of Intelligent Environments: Requirements for Designing Successful Ambient Assisted Living Systems

With the emergence of technology-enhanced environments, new forms of communication and interaction will become possible. The initial design of such environments is likely to have a considerable impact on the way, people communicate and interact in the future. Hence, it is important to identify the requirements that potential users have, in order to accept and actually live in such intelligent spaces. This talk addresses the design, implementation and evaluation of future information and communication technologies. Based on different prototypes of Intelligent objects and environments, important aspects within an user-centered development process are illustrated. The focus of the talk is especially on the acceptances of alternative design concepts and the development of different communication prototypes, both for home and office use.