On the basis of this experiment we believe that 3D gamified simulations can be efficient tools to train social and professional skills of persons with intellectual disabilities contributing thus to foster their social inclusion through work.
This paper describes IntegraGame a game for professional training and social empowerment of persons with intellectual disabilities. The game was designed based on a real case of professional integration, the InOut hostel near Barcelona, in which 90% of the personal has a disability. Integragame reproduces in 3D as realistically as possible the real hostel and presents several tasks to train cleaning procedures, vocabulary and social behavior. The game is adapted to a wide range of intellectual disability: it provides automatic navigation, uses verbal instructions and different types of visual assistance and feedback. It has been designed in narrow collaboration with educators and managers. It has been tested by users throughout its development and evaluated with a group of students with ID. The results are positive showing that students could use the game, had fun with it and learned from it.
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