“Can you help me move this over there?”: training children with ASD to joint action through tangible interaction and virtual agent
Résumé
New technologies for autism focus on the training of either social skills or motor skills, but not both. Such a dichotomy omits a wide range of joint action tasks that require the coordination of two persons (e.g. moving a heavy furniture). The training of these physical tasks performed in dyad has great potential to foster inclusiveness while having an impact on both social and motor skills. In this paper, we present the design of a tangible and virtual interactive system for the training of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in performing joint actions. The proposed system is composed of a virtual character projected onto a surface on which a tangible object is magnetized: both the user and the virtual character hold the object, thus simulating a joint action. We report and discuss preliminary results of a field training study, which shows the potential of the interactive system. CCS CONCEPTS • Human-centered computing → Human computer interaction (HCI); Interaction paradigms; Mixed / augmented reality; Interaction design; Interaction design process and methods; User interface design.
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