Design Guidelines for Serious Games Targeted to People with Autism

Tsikinas, Stavros; Xinogalos, Stelios

doi:10.1007/978-981-13-8260-4_43

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“…However, future developments of the game should see the inclusion of additional mini-games with new mechanics which would increase in difficulty. By challenging the player they will stay motivated to interact with the game and therefore be exposed to any therapeutic outcomes for a longer period [75].…”

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SoundFields: A Virtual Reality Game Designed to Address Auditory Hypersensitivity in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

2020

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Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are characterised as having impairments in social-emotional interaction and communication, alongside displaying repetitive behaviours and interests. Additionally, they can frequently experience difficulties in processing sensory information with particular prevalence in the auditory domain. Often triggered by everyday environmental sounds, auditory hypersensitivity can provoke self-regulatory fear responses such as crying and isolation from sounds. This paper presents SoundFields, an interactive virtual reality game designed to address this area by integrating exposure based therapy techniques into game mechanics and delivering target auditory stimuli to the player rendered via binaural based spatial audio. A pilot study was conducted with six participants diagnosed with ASD who displayed hypersensitivity to specific sounds to evaluate the use of SoundFields as a tool to reduce levels of anxiety associated with identified problematic sounds. During the course of the investigation participants played the game weekly over four weeks and all participants actively engaged with the virtual reality (VR) environment and enjoyed playing the game. Following this period, a comparison of pre- and post-study measurements showed a significant decrease in anxiety linked to target auditory stimuli. The study results therefore suggest that SoundFields could be an effective tool for helping individuals with autism manage auditory hypersensitivity.

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SoundFields: A Virtual Reality Game Designed to Address Auditory Hypersensitivity in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

2020

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“…A recommendation is also proposed for allowing the user or a teacher to explicitly specify preferences for overriding those automatically set by the tool, in cases where the changes made by the tool do not suit the user. Accessibility recommendations for designing for those with ASC propose personalisation and customisation of various features such as text size, colour and font [9,23,34], characters and environments [7,38], and number of elements within the interface [9].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…None of the studies that proposed accessibility recommendations for designing interactive applications for children with ASC found in the literature are targeted towards designing VPTs; however, recommendations have been proposed for designing accessible serious games [38], websites [9,35], mobile applications [13], virtual reality (VR) applications [7,19], tangible user interfaces [36] and other interactive applications [14,23,34]. Various methodologies were used in gathering these guidelines including literature reviews [7,9,13,19,38], engaging stakeholders [35], extending existing guidelines [23], combination of literature review and stakeholder engagement [34], and from research experiences [14,36].…”

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Designing accessible visual programming tools for children with autism spectrum condition

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Hughes-Roberts

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Univ Access Inf Soc

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Visual programming tools allow users to create interactive media projects such as games and animations using visual representations of programming concepts. Although these tools have been shown to have huge potential for teaching children, research has shown that they may not be accessible for children with cognitive impairments, including those with autism spectrum condition. Therefore, this study proposes a set of recommendations for the design of accessible visual programming tools for children with autism spectrum condition. Semi-structured interviews with experts ($$n=7$$ n = 7 ) were conducted and thematically analysed to identify initial recommendations. A second set of semi-structured interviews with a subset of the initial experts ($$n=3$$ n = 3 ) were then conducted to validate and produce a final set of recommendations.

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“…Studies such as those by Stavros Tsikinas and Stelios Xinogalos [36,37] and Stéphanie Carlier et al [38] propose and/or compile design guidelines available in the literature on serious games for people with ASD. In ref.…”

Section: Technology-related Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In ref. [36], a total of seven design guidelines for serious games for people with ASD are proposed based on existing design guidelines given in the literature: (1) feedback, (2) customization and personalization, (3) graphical interface, (4) game difficulty, (5) repetition, (6) motivators, and (7) participatory design. The authors in [37] compiled and created design guidelines for serious games that aim to improve life skills in young adults with ASD and intellectual disability (ID).…”

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confidence: 99%

User Experience Factors for People with Autism Spectrum Disorder

2021

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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a condition characterized by difficulties with social interaction and communication. Studies show that people with ASD tend to enjoy using technology, as it provides them with a safe and trustworthy environment. Evaluating User eXperience (UX) in people with disabilities has been a challenge that studies have addressed in recent times. Several studies have evaluated the usability and UX of systems designed for people with ASD using evaluation methods focused on end users without disabilities. In reviewing studies that evaluate systems designed for people with ASD, considering the characteristics of these users, we discovered a lack of particularized UX models. We present a proposal of nine UX factors for people with ASD based on two approaches: (1) the characteristics, affinities, and needs of people with ASD, and (2) design guidelines and/or recommendations provided in studies on technological systems for people with ASD and/or interventions with these users. The nine UX factors for people with ASD provide a theoretical basis from which to adapt and/or create UX evaluation instruments and methods and to generate recommendations and/or design guidelines that are adequate for this context.

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Design Guidelines for Serious Games Targeted to People with Autism

Cited by 14 publications

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SoundFields: A Virtual Reality Game Designed to Address Auditory Hypersensitivity in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

SoundFields: A Virtual Reality Game Designed to Address Auditory Hypersensitivity in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Designing accessible visual programming tools for children with autism spectrum condition

User Experience Factors for People with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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