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：近期数字技术的创新为老年人参与有意义活动提供了重要契机。为探究老年人对运用现有及新兴技术开展有意义活动的认知，我们面向65岁以上长者开展了三次参与式设计工作坊及后续访谈。工作坊涵盖三个环节：围绕运用现有技术开展有意义活动的讨论、虚拟现实（VR）、增强现实（AR）和人工智能（AI）等新兴技术演示，以及包含原型制作和故事板绘制在内的设计活动。研究结果表明，尽管参与者对"有意义活动"存在多元化解读，但其核心诉求在于借助技术持续维系这些活动的开展。具体而言，参与者特别强调居家安全养老的重要性——这为晚年生活提供了从事有意义活动的途径。我们进一步探讨了参与者评估不同技术用于有意义活动时的审慎态度，以及他们构想的未来技术应具备的若干属性和价值取向：简洁性、积极性、主动性和集成性。