EmotiPlant

Abstract

This paper presents EmotiPlant, a system that aims to facilitate the nurturing of indoor plants for older adults. The proposed concept exploits the idea of a plant that is able to express emotions and display its status in relation to the environmental conditions. Thanks to the humanized behavior and the possibility to interact through the touch, the augmented plant can be seen as a companion for older adults. In this article, we present a first prototype of the system and we discuss the challenges to obtain a final product that older adults could use easily at home.