TY - CONF A1 - Marzi, Karoline A1 - Klapperich, Holger A1 - Huldtgren, Alina A2 - Stolze, Markus A2 - Loch, Frieder A2 - Baldauf, Matthias A2 - Alt, Florian A2 - Schneegrass, Christina A2 - Kosch, Thomas A2 - Hirzle, Teresa A2 - Sadeghian, Shadan A2 - Draxler, Fiona A2 - Bektas, Kenan A2 - Lohan, Katrin A2 - Knierim, Pascal T1 - Insights on Older Adults’ Willingness, Motives and Experiences regarding Participation in HCI research T2 - MuC '23: Proceedings of Mensch und Computer 2023, Rapperswil Switzerland, September 3 - 6, 2023 N2 - User-centered and Participatory Design approaches have become widespread within HCI, also when designing digital media for older adults. These methodologies are seen as crucial to adapt technology design to older people's needs and increase their acceptance of digital technology. Nevertheless, it is often difficult to reach a diverse group of older people, for instance, people with limited technology skills, limited mobility, or cognitive issues. In addition, gerontologists criticized lately how older people's participation unfolds in technology design projects, e.g. that people are pushed into the role of users. Little is known about the motivations and needs of older adults regarding their participation in HCI research. To close this gap, we conducted an online survey (N=46) and semi-structured interviews (N=8) focusing on motivations, willingness and experiences regarding participation. Results show that people are generally willing to participate due to interest in the topic, learning new things and social bonding. However, despite the conceptions within HCI that long-term engagement is crucial within participatory design, older people in the study preferred less commitment and more open formats. Y1 - 2023 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-hs-duesseldorf/frontdoor/index/index/docId/4188 SN - 979-8-4007-0771-1 SP - 432 EP - 436 PB - Association for Computing Machinery CY - New York ER -