Remote Cultural Events: Investigating the Usefulness of Live Streaming for Creating Cultural and Social Engagement in Communities of Older Adults

The rise of the silver economy has drawn a growing interest in understanding needs and behaviours older adults, both by academics as well business public sectors. Services promoting wellbeing can have several benefits on individual national levels, social connectedness, one aspect wellbeing, been found to positively impact healthy ageing quality life among adults. aim this study was conduct first exam potentials remote cultural event facilitate connectedness well-being community adults through culture arts. This utilised qualitative exploratory approach form co-designed case set Finnish care home. An opera streaming planned organised co-operation with multiple stakeholders including residents. results highlight role interaction part experience, prior, during, post-experience. Partaking resulted enhanced more positive views technology experiences, overall satisfaction for joining. aspect, rituals, etiquette are also present watching remotely, emphasising these aspects designing such services could leverage potential that digital experiences hold.