An AR Memory App based on Māori Mnemonic Aids

Abstract

“He aha te mea nui o te ao, he tangata, he tangata, he tangata”

“What is the most important thing in the world, it is people, it is people, it is people”

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a world-wide “silent epidemic” causing a variety of memory issues for those affected. Although several software approaches aim to aid memory recollection, they are inadequate for many TBI survivors and none address aspects of cultural awareness in New Zealand. We explored design concepts of traditional Maori cultural tools / techniques and how they helped Māori people recall past information. This paper describes our research and development of Maumahara Papahou, a mobile app that uses Augmented Reality features to create a digital memory treasure box based on the concepts of Māori mnemonic aids.

Affiliations

Computer Science Department, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

Contributors

Ivy Taia

Annika Hinze

Nicholas Vanderschantz

Conference

Publication date: July 2018

Publication date (Print): July 2018

Pages: 1-5

ID: 10.14236/ewic/HCI2018.104

Copyright statement: © Taia et al. Published by BCS Learning and Development Ltd. Proceedings of British HCI 2018. Belfast, UK.

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Conference name: Proceedings of the 32nd International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference

Conference acronym: HCI

Conference number: 32

Conference location: Belfast, UK

Conference date: 4 - 6 July 2018

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Human Computer Interaction Conference

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Product Information: 1477-9358 BCS Learning & Development

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Categories

Series title: Electronic Workshops in Computing