Tomorrow’s dual purpose devices are waiting to be your friend

By changing the behaviour of existing devices to have more social, animated and inviting expressions, they might change the way elderly people perceive them. Thereby transgressing mere functionality and becoming social actors that demand our attention, challenge us, amuse us and make us feel home. This project explores how intelligent, social devices can improve the relationship between elderly people and the computer, bringing joy to their home and hopefully crossing a boundary between what is perceived to be alive and what is not.