Augmented Notepad: an augmented reality application to support elderly people in daily activities

Modern society is witnessing a rapid and inexorable aging of the population, as a result of which there have been significant scientific advances in the medical field. It is also important, however for the scientific community to find ways to ensure that global aging is economically sustainable. The purpose of this work is to propose an augmented reality tool that can provide support to elderly people in their daily lives. This is an important topic for an aging society seeking ways of enabling older people to live independently for as long as possible. This paper presents a framework designed to offer a certain degree of independence to the elderly in their homes. The first prototype, which was developed as part of the regional @Monitech project, has allowed us to evaluate the feasibility of the idea and its potential.