CuttingGame: A Computer Game to Assess & Train The Visual-Motor Integration Ability for Preschool Children with Autism

CuttingGame: A Computer Game to Assess & Train The Visual-Motor Integration Ability for Preschool Children with Autism Pei-Yao Hung, Jin-Ling Lo, Hsin-Yen Wang, Hao-Hua Chu, Ya-Lin Hsieh National Taiwan University Presenter : Pei-Yao (Perry) Hung Creative Interactive Play for Disabled Children workshop The 8th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children (IDC 2009), ACM.

Motivation •  Children with autism or developmental delay may have visual-motor integration disability. •  Opportunities for treatment might be missed if disability is not identiﬁed early.

Problem •  Traditional method’s constraints : •  Therapist needed •  Supervision •  Observation •  Evaluation •  No extensive training (once a week)

Proposed Solution •  A computer game, CuttingGame •  Training and recording •  Easy deployment •  A game manual •  An automatic evaluator

Characteristic of Autistic Children •  Information process bias: local vs. global. •  Sensitive to sound.

Requirements for Preschool Children •  Illiteracy •  Simplicity •  Familiarity

Demo or Die

Evaluation System •  CuttingSimulator •  Review children’s play •  CuttingEvaluator •  Save time •  Avoid human error •  Avoid subjective judgment

CuttingEvaluator

User Study •  User : seven children with autism. •  Schedule

User Study •  Check point •  Southern California Motor Accuracy Test-Revised-R •  Visual Motor Test of Integration •  Real paper clipping •  CuttingGame

Result

Observation •  Game : assess children’s ability in a fun way. •  Manual : inspire children. •  Artwork : create discussion in family.

Issue •  Difference between digital and physical cutting. •  Difﬁculty control. •  Game vs. Test.

Conclusion •  CuttingGame aims at assessing and training visual-motor integration ability in a playful way. •  The system provides a feasible solution at home that supports extensive training without therapists. •  Future work may include on-line large scale studies, difﬁculty control, and generalized it as a standardized test.

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CuttingGame: A Computer Game to Assess & Train The Visual-Motor Integration Ability for Preschool Children with Autism

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