What is Electronic Family Newspaper
The Electronic Family Newspaper project, aims to provide a technological solution that eases the isolation of elder people living alone in Mexico while their families are abroad.
We envisioned a communication tool in the form of a family newspaper through which seniors and their relatives not only maintain close social ties by sharing information, personal reminiscences and cultural stories, but enable them to exercise their minds through its entertainment section, as it has been found that elders experience a cognitive decline as they become older.
The project was focused on CHI 2005 Student Design Competition’s challenge to design a tool, application or service for elder companionship and was honored with a tied second place.
The Team
"Calafia", team proudly 100% Mexican, integrated by Pedro C. Santana, Marcela D. Rodríguez, Víctor M. González, Luis A. Castro and Ángel G. Andrade.
Pedro is a M.Eng. student in the School of Engineering at UABC and working on his master thesis in the Computer Science Department at CICESE Research Center, Marcela is a doctorate student and Luis a master student in the same department. Víctor is a PhD student at the Department of Informatics at University of California in Irvine and also has collaborated on research activities, teaching and as thesis advisor at CICESE. Ángel makes doctoral studies in the Electronics and Telecommunications Department at CICESE.