Starting research in interaction design with visuals for low-functioning children in the autistic spectrum: a protocol
| Autor: | Anna Carreras, Àlex Sanjurjo, J. Ignasi Ribas, Miquel Soler, Jaume Durany, Roc Parés, Pere Freixa, Orit Kruglanski, Narcis Pares, David Delgado Gomez, Jaume Ferrer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Visual perception
Interaction design Representation (arts) Environment Autistic spectrum User-Computer Interface Clinical Protocols Human–computer interaction sort Humans Computer Simulation Autistic Disorder Set (psychology) Child Protocol (object-oriented programming) Applied Psychology Simple (philosophy) Communication General Medicine Human-Computer Interaction Games Experimental Research Design Child Preschool Therapy Computer-Assisted Psychology Photic Stimulation |
| Zdroj: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya instname |
| ISSN: | 1094-9313 |
| Popis: | On starting to think about interaction design for low-functioning persons in the autistic spectrum (PAS), especially children, one finds a number of questions that are difficult to answer: Can we typify the PAS user? Can we engage the user in interactive communication without generating frustrating or obsessive situations? What sort of visual stimuli can we provide? Will they prefer representational or abstract visual stimuli? Will they understand three-dimensional (3D) graphic representation? What sort of interfaces will they accept? Can we set ambitious goals such as education or therapy? Unfortunately, most of these questions have no answer yet. Hence, we decided to set an apparently simple goal: to design a "fun application," with no intention to reach the level of education or therapy. The goal was to be attained by giving the users a sense of agency--by providing first a sense of control in the interaction dialogue. Our approach to visual stimuli design has been based on the use of geometric, abstract, two-dimensional (2D), real-time computer graphics in a full-body, non-invasive, interactive space. The results obtained within the European-funded project MultiSensory Environment Design for an Interface between Autistic and Typical Expressiveness (MEDIATE) have been extremely encouraging. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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