Steven Baker

A Participatory Design Approach to Creating Echolocation-Enabled Virtual Environments

Ronny Andrade, Steven Baker, Jenny Waycott, Frank Vetere

Journal article  |  2022  |  ACM TRANSACTIONS ON ACCESSIBLE COMPUTING

As virtual environments—in the form of videogames and augmented and virtual reality experiences—become more popular, it is importa..

The Role of Staff in Facilitating Immersive Virtual Reality for Enrichment in Aged Care: An Ethic of Care Perspective

Jennifer Waycott, Ryan M Kelly, Steven Baker, Barbara Barbosa Neves, Kong Saoane Thach, Reeva Lederman

Conference Proceedings  |  2022  |  Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Immersive virtual reality (VR) is being used as an enriching experience for people living in residential aged care, or nursing hom..

Avatar-Mediated Communication in Social VR: An In-depth Exploration of Older Adult Interaction in an Emerging Communication Platform

Steven Baker, Jenny Waycott, Romina Carrasco, Ryan Kelly, Anthony Jones, Jack Lilley, Briony Dow, Frances Batchelor, Thuong Hoang, Frank Vetere

Conference Proceedings  |  2021  |  Proceedings of the 2021 ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.

While HCI researchers have begun designing personalised VR experiences for older adults, there has been limited research examining..

Echolocation as a Means for People with Visual Impairment (PVI) to Acquire Spatial Knowledge of Virtual Space

Ronny Andrade, Jenny Waycott, Steven Baker, Frank Vetere

Journal article  |  2021  |  ACM TRANSACTIONS ON ACCESSIBLE COMPUTING

In virtual environments, spatial information is communicated visually. This prevents people with visual impairment (PVI) from acce..

Virtual visits: Reminiscence in residential aged care with digital mapping technologies

Sarah Webber, Steven Baker, Jenny Waycott

Journal article  |  2021  |  AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING

OBJECTIVE: Digital technologies can support reminiscence and lifestyle enrichment in residential aged care. This study explores po..

Challenges of Deploying VR in Aged Care: A Two-Phase Exploration Study

W Zhao, S Baker, J Waycott

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

While VR has shown benefits such as improving alertness, recalling memories and cognitive training for older adults, it is challen..

Exploring the Effects of User Control on Social Engagement in Virtual Reality

W Wang, S Baker, A Irlitti

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

A key aspect of user experience in virtual reality (VR) is navigational control. However, when multiple users interact in a social..

Older adults and their acquisition of digital skills: A review of current research evidence

P Bhattacharjee, S Baker, J Waycott

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Modern society is characterized by the use of information and communication technologies. Older adults are believed to face challe..

School’s Back: Scaffolding Reminiscence in Social Virtual Reality with Older Adults

Steven Baker, Ryan Kelly, Jenny Waycott, Romina Carrasco, Roger Bell, Zaher JOUKHADAR, Thuong Hoang, Elizabeth Ozanne, Frank Vetere

Journal article  |  2020  |  Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction

Social virtual reality (social VR) is an emerging technology that has the potential to support unique social experiences for group..

Evaluating the use of interactive virtual reality technology with older adults living in residential aged care

S Baker, J Waycott, E Robertson, R Carrasco, BB Neves, R Hampson, F Vetere

Journal article  |  2020  |  Information Processing and Management

Background and objectives: As technologies gain traction within the aged care community, better understanding their impact becomes..