Recent innovations in digital technology offer significant opportunities for older adults to engage in meaningful activities. To investigate older adults' perceptions of using existing and emerging technologies for meaningful activities, we conducted three participatory design workshops and follow-up interviews with adults aged over 65. The workshops encompassed discussions on existing technologies for meaningful activities, demonstrations of emerging technologies such as VR, AR, and AI, and design activities including prototyping and storyboarding. Our findings show that while participants had diverse interpretations of meaningful activities, they sought to use technologies to support continuity in the pursuit of these activities. Specifically, participants highlighted the importance of safe aging at home, which provides a pathway for meaningful activities in later life. We further discuss participants' discerning attitudes when assessing the use of different technologies for meaningful activities and several values and attributes they desire when envisioning future technologies, including simplicity, positivity, proactivity, and integration.

翻译：近年来数字技术的创新为老年人参与有意义活动提供了重要机遇。为探究老年人对利用现有及新兴技术开展有意义活动的看法，我们开展了三次参与式设计工作坊，并对65岁以上成年人进行了后续访谈。工作坊内容涵盖：针对有意义活动的现有技术讨论、VR、AR和AI等新兴技术演示，以及包括原型设计和故事板创作在内的设计活动。研究发现，尽管参与者对有意义活动的理解存在差异，但他们普遍希望通过技术手段来支持这些活动追求的连续性。具体而言，参与者特别强调了居家安全养老的重要性，这为晚年开展有意义活动提供了可行路径。我们进一步探讨了参与者在评估不同技术用于有意义活动时的审慎态度，以及他们在构想未来技术时期望的若干价值特征，包括简洁性、积极性、主动性和集成性。