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Facilitating Pretend Play in Autistic Children: Results from an Augmented Reality App Evaluation

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Mihaela Dragomir,

Andrew Manches,

Sue Fletcher-Watson,

Helen PainAuthors Info & Claims

ASSETS '18: Proceedings of the 20th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

Pages 407 - 409

https://doi.org/10.1145/3234695.3241020

Published: 08 October 2018 Publication History

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Abstract

Autistic children find pretend play difficult. Previous work suggests Augmented Reality (AR) has potential in eliciting pretend play in children with autism. This paper presents the evaluation of an Augmented Reality app to help autistic children engage in solitary pretend play. We followed a user-centred design process, involving various techniques and stakeholders. Results from a pre-post study design suggest the AR system is promising in facilitating quantitative aspects of pretend play in autistic children.

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Facilitating Pretend Play in Autistic Children: Results from an Augmented Reality App Evaluation
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. HCI design and evaluation methods
      1. Field studies
      2. User studies
    2. Interaction paradigms
      1. Mixed / augmented reality
  2. Interaction design
    1. Interaction design process and methods
      1. User centered design

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ASSETS '18: Proceedings of the 20th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

October 2018

508 pages

ISBN:9781450356503

DOI:10.1145/3234695

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University of Reading, UK
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University of British Columbia, Canada
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University of Guelph, Canada

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