Designing for Reminiscence in Digital Photo Systems for Older Adults: A Scoping Review

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Emotional support in existing research is primarily manifested through two mechanisms: making reminiscence more accessible and making reminiscence more immersive.

“Emotional support in existing research is primarily manifested through two mechanisms.”

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Social connection support in digital photo systems primarily focuses on collaborative social interactions centered on shared memories through photographs, manifested at two levels: strengthening interaction within family and intimate relationship networks, and promoting connections between older adults and broader social contexts beyond the family.

“In studies of digital photo systems, social connection support primarily focuses on collaborative social interactions centered on shared memories through photographs and is manifested at two levels: first, strengthening interaction within family and intimate relationship networks; second, promoting connections between older adults and broader social contexts beyond the family.”

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Multiple studies indicate that photographs function not only as recording media in reminiscence activities but also as retrieval cues.

“Multiple studies have indicated that photographs function not only as recording media in reminiscence activities but also as retrieval cues.”

• Also stated in: § DISCUSSION AND DESIGN IMPLICATIONS Reframing from Retrieval to Narrative Activation · boosted

  “Multiple studies have shown that photographs function not only as recording media in reminiscence activities but also as external retrieval cues.”

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Older adults continue to face challenges in operational understanding, content organization, and meaningful social use of digital photo systems.

“Despite the increased capacity and accessibility afforded by digital storage, older adults continue to face challenges in operational understanding, content organization, and meaningful social use (Zhang et al., 2025).”

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Immersive AR/VR storytelling enhances photo-based narration through three-dimensional environments, allowing storytellers and listeners to interact within immersive spaces and providing richer multimodal information exchange compared to two-dimensional interfaces.

“Immersive AR/VR storytelling represents an emerging technological pathway that enhances photo-based narration through threedimensional environments.Compared to two-dimensional interfaces, 3D technologies allow storytellers and listeners to interact within immersive spaces, providing richer multimodal information exchange.”

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The concept-block based search approach is consistent with prior scoping reviews examining technology-mediated reminiscence and digital storytelling among older adult populations.

“This concept-block based approach is consistent with prior scoping reviews examining technology-mediated reminiscence and digital storytelling among older adult populations.”

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• AssumptionRests on an assumption: The literature search in Web of Science and IEEE Xplore captures the relevant interdisciplinary literature on digital photo systems for older adults.

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Inclusion and exclusion criteria were predefined to ensure consistency in study selection.

“Explicit inclusion and exclusion criteria were predefined to ensure consistency in study selection.”

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The goal-oriented photo-based chatbot system supports caregivers in uploading photographs and reviewing conversation summaries, thereby establishing communication channels between older adults and caregivers.

“At the level beyond the family, the goal-oriented photo-based chatbot system proposed supports caregivers in uploading photographs and reviewing conversation summaries (Chung et al., 2025), thereby establishing communication channels between older adults and caregivers.”

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In a usability study involving 13 older adults aged 58-84, most participants reported that the GoodTimes system helped them recall personal experiences and elicited positive emotional responses.

“In a usability study involving 13 older adults aged 58-84, most participants reported that the system helped them recall personal experiences and elicited positive emotional responses (Wang et al., 2024).”

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RemVerse integrates generative AI with VR environments to reconstruct historical streetscapes and dynamic interaction mechanisms.

“RemVerse integrates generative AI with VR environments to reconstruct historical streetscapes and dynamic interaction mechanisms.”

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With the widespread adoption of digital photography and mobile devices, photographs have shifted from physical prints to easily reproducible and shareable digital files.

“With the widespread adoption of digital photography and mobile devices, photographs have shifted from physical prints to easily reproducible and shareable digital files (Axtell & Munteanu, 2019;West et al., 2007).”

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Automatic classification reduces operational burden, yet users still prefer to edit and reorganize content in order to maintain their personal narrative structure.

“Research shows that automatic classification reduces operational burden, yet users still prefer to edit and reorganize content in order to maintain their personal narrative structure (Wang et al., 2024).”

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Photo Alive! embeds voice messages into family photographs to encourage interaction among family members, bridging intergenerational communication gaps.

“Similarly, Photo Alive! proposed by Sarki et al. (2015) embeds voice messages into family photographs to encourage interaction among family members, bridging intergenerational communication gaps.”

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Photographs serve not merely as records of past events but as important mediators of psychological well-being and social participation in later life.

“Thus, photographs serve not merely as records of past events (Axtell & Munteanu, 2019), but as important mediators of psychological well-being and social participation in later life (Lindley, 2012;Rodriguez et al., 2009).”

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During the organization and narration of family archives and photographs, individuals reinterpret past experiences and connect the past with the present, thereby achieving the integration of identity narratives.

“Van House (2011) pointed out that during the organization and narration of family archives and photographs, individuals reinterpret past experiences and connect the past with the present, thereby achieving the integration of identity narratives.”

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Immersive experiences enhance older adults' sense of involvement and willingness to express themselves.

“Research indicates that immersive experiences enhance older adults' sense of involvement and willingness to express themselves (Li et al., 2025).”

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The review used a concept-block based search strategy structured around four conceptual components: reminiscence-related activities, photo-based media, older adult populations, and system or interaction design contexts.

“The search strategy was structured around four conceptual components: (1) reminiscence-related activities, (2) photo-based media, (3) older adult populations, and (4) system or interaction design contexts.”

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Online platforms and cloud-based storage systems have transformed photo preservation and sharing practices, moving from physical albums to digital ecosystems.

“At the same time, online platforms and cloud-based storage systems have transformed photo preservation and sharing practices (Li et al., 2019a;Lotfi et al., 2023), moving from physical albums to digital ecosystems (Zhang et al., 2025).”

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The Story-Me system integrates tangible interaction devices with mobile applications to support ongoing storytelling and memory preservation between older adults and their children, thereby alleviating social isolation among older adults in institutional settings.

“At the intra-family level, representative practices include the Story-Me system, which integrates tangible interaction devices with mobile applications to support ongoing storytelling and memory preservation between older adults and their children, thereby alleviating social isolation among older adults in institutional settings (Li et al., 2019).”

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Collaborative storytelling centered on photographs strengthens memory expression and promotes emotional self-affirmation and relational bonding.

“This suggests that collaborative storytelling centered on photographs not only strengthens memory expression but also effectively promotes emotional self-affirmation and relational bonding.”

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In intergenerational digital storytelling systems, older adults typically act as storytellers, while younger family members participate in memory activation by asking questions or providing commemorative photographs, thereby forming a collaborative narrative relationship.

“In intergenerational digital storytelling systems, older adults typically act as storytellers, while younger family members participate in memory activation by asking questions or providing commemorative photographs, thereby forming a collaborative narrative relationship (Li et al., 2019b).”

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Photographs function as important cues for autobiographical reminiscence and as conversational anchors that facilitate social interaction among older adults.

“Photographs have long been regarded as important cues for autobiographical reminiscence and as conversational anchors that facilitate social interaction among older adults.”

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  “As a visual medium closely associated with autobiographical memory, personal photographs facilitate memory retrieval and narrative elaboration among older adults (Sun et al., 2025), but also function as conversational anchors in storytelling and social interaction.”

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The review followed the PRISMA-ScR reporting guideline to enhance transparency and reproducibility.

“To enhance transparency and reproducibility, the review process followed established methodological guidelines for scoping reviews and adhered to the PRISMA-ScR framework, which guided the stages of literature identification, screening, eligibility assessment, and inclusion.”

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  “To further ensure reporting completeness and transparency, this review primarily adhered to the PRISMA-ScR reporting guideline.”