An Assistive Augmented Reality-based Smartglasses Solution for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Machado, Eduardo; Carrillo, I.; Saldaña, David; Chen, Liming

doi:10.1109/dasc/picom/cbdcom/cyberscitech.2019.00052

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“…The analysis of the considered publications revealed that 43% (12/28) [ 29 , 31 - 33 , 36 , 39 , 43 , 44 , 47 , 50 , 51 , 53 ] stated that they were about children without mentioning the number of participants or their ages. Textbox 1 summarizes the data obtained.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Unity 3D and Vuforia were among the most common platforms used in the development of AR apps for mobile devices, with the Android operating system often mentioned. Several studies (6/28, 21%) [ 29 , 38 , 41 , 49 , 51 , 55 ] used wearable devices such as Google Glass, Oculus Go, Google Cardboard, Leap motion sensors, and E4 wearable sensors along with the mentioned technologies. Interactive cards were also used as markers to overlay virtual content.…”

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Extended Reality–Based Mobile App Solutions for the Therapy of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: Systematic Literature Review

Toma,

Turcu,

Turcu

et al. 2024

JMIR Serious Games

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Background The increasing prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has driven research interest on the therapy of individuals with autism, especially children, as early diagnosis and appropriate treatment can lead to improvement in the condition. With the widespread availability of virtual reality, augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality technologies to the public and the increasing popularity of mobile devices, the interest in the use of applications and technologies to provide support for the therapy of children with autism is growing. Objective This study aims to describe the literature on the potential of virtual reality, AR, and mixed reality technologies in the context of therapy for children with ASD. We propose to investigate and analyze the temporal distribution of relevant papers, identify the target audience for studies related to extended reality apps in ASD therapy, examine the technologies used in the development of these apps, assess the skills targeted for improvement in primary studies, explore the purposes of the proposed solutions, and summarize the results obtained from their application. Methods For the systematic literature review, 6 research questions were defined in the first phase, after which 5 international databases (Web of Science, Scopus, ScienceDirect, IEEE Xplore Digital Library, and ACM Digital Library) were searched using specific search strings. Results were centralized, filtered, and processed applying eligibility criteria and using the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines. The results were refined using a technical and IT-oriented approach. The quality criteria assessed whether the research addressed ASDs, focused on children’s therapy, involved targeted technologies, deployed solutions on mobile devices, and produced results relevant to our study. Results In the first step, 179 publications were identified in Zotero reference manager software (Corporation for Digital Scholarship). After excluding articles that did not meet the eligibility or quality assessment criteria, 28 publications were finalized. The analysis revealed an increase in publications related to apps for children with autism starting in 2015 and peaking in 2019. Most studies (22/28, 79%) focused on mobile AR solutions for Android devices, which were developed using the Unity 3D platform and the Vuforia engine. Although 68% (19/28) of these apps were tested with children, 32% (9/28) were tested exclusively by developers. More than half (15/28, 54%) of the studies used interviews as an evaluation method, yielding mostly favorable although preliminary results, indicating the need for more extensive testing. Conclusions The findings reported in the studies highlight the fact that these technologies are appropriate for the therapy of children with ASD. Several studies showed a distinct trend toward the use of AR technology as an educational tool for people with ASD. This trend entails multidisciplinary cooperation and an integrated research approach, with an emphasis on comprehensive empirical evaluations and technology ethics.

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Extended Reality–Based Mobile App Solutions for the Therapy of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: Systematic Literature Review

Toma,

Turcu,

Turcu

et al. 2024

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“…Reducing the dependence of ASD children on their caregivers is an essential purpose. A type of smart glasses was developed by [22]. The glasses were augmented reality-based and aimed to help children to develop daily living skills.…”

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A systematic literature review on the internet of things applications used by people with autism spectrum disorder

ARBAOUI

ELHARI

SAIDI

2023

Preprint

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In this paper, we provide a systematic literature review that explores the Internet of Things (IoT) application to support people affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This disorder represents several limitations to learning, interacting with others, and communicating. Research has shown the great potential of the IoT in providing approaches that target individuals with ASD and help them in learning and their daily activities. Several studies on the topic of IoT were reviewed. The main aim of this review is to recognize relevant studies about the use of IoT to support people affected by ASD, particularly children. In addition, a classification is presented to classify the existing papers.

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“…To improve the convenience and efficiency using a detailed classification, the research and development of technologies that facilitate interactions between smart glasses and users is actively being pursued, and in particular, it was judged that there is a high level of interest in research on various interactions between users and devices. The field of healthcare is subdivided into clinical and surgical assistance [7,[28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35], the development of technologies to help medical institution workers using smart glasses, disability support technologies [10,[36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43] assisting physically and mentally handicapped people, and therapy [44][45][46] that effectively supports the treatment of patients (Table 2). Among them, the following research cases are in the fields of clinical and surgical assistance.…”

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“…TherapyMachado et al[44] 2019 Assisting people with autism to acquire daily life skills Liu et al[45] 2017 System application using smart glasses for coaching to improve autism disorder Vahabzadeh et al[46] 2018 Socio-emotional and behavioral function treatment of autistic students by intervening using smart glasses…”

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Applications of Smart Glasses in Applied Sciences: A Systematic Review

Kim

Choi

2021

Applied Sciences

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The aim of this study is to review academic papers on the applications of smart glasses. Among 82 surveyed papers, 57 were selected through filtering. The papers were published from January 2014 to October 2020. Four research questions were set up using the systematic review method, and conclusions were drawn focusing on the research trends by year and application fields; product and operating system; sensors depending on the application purpose; and data visualization, processing, and transfer methods. It was found that the most popular commercial smart glass products are Android-based Google products. In addition, smart glasses are most often used in the healthcare field, particularly for clinical and surgical assistance or for assisting mentally or physically disabled persons. For visual data transfer, 90% of the studies conducted used a camera sensor. Smart glasses have mainly been used to visualize data based on augmented reality, in contrast with the use of mixed reality. The results of this review indicate that research related to smart glasses is steadily increasing, and technological research into the development of smart glasses is being actively conducted.

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An Assistive Augmented Reality-based Smartglasses Solution for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Cited by 9 publications

References 14 publications

Extended Reality–Based Mobile App Solutions for the Therapy of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: Systematic Literature Review

Extended Reality–Based Mobile App Solutions for the Therapy of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: Systematic Literature Review

A systematic literature review on the internet of things applications used by people with autism spectrum disorder

Applications of Smart Glasses in Applied Sciences: A Systematic Review

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