Designing affective video games to support the social-emotional development of teenagers with autism spectrum disorders
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University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a group of developmental neuropsychiatric disorders, comprised of three diagnostic entities – autistic disorder (AD), Asperger’s disorder (AS), and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (including atypical autism) (PDD-NOS). Whilst there is currently no “cure” for autism, a number of intervention techniques are currently used to reduce some of the associated challenges, with techniques ranging from behavioural therapy to dietary interventions and traditional counselling. This positional poster proposes the use of video games which leverage affective computing technologies as intervention in autism spectrum disorders in the context of the use of traditional play therapy with adolescents, who may feel uncomfortable engaging in traditional play with toys they may be too old for. It aims to explore the potential for greater ‘social physics’ made possible by affective computing technologies, which refer to computationally ‘recognising’ emotions in a user, often through the use of multimodal affective sensors, including facial expressions, postural shifts, and physiological signals such as heart rate, skin conductivity, and EEG signals. However, it is suggested that this should be augmented by researching the effect of social game design mechanisms on social-emotional development, particularly for those who experience difficulty with social interaction.
Conference:
Annual CyberTherapy and CyberPsychology 2009 conference, Villa Caramora, Italy, 21 Jun - 23 Jun, 2009.
Presentation Type:
Poster Presentation
Topic:
Abstracts
Citation:
Khandaker
M
(2009). Designing affective video games to support the social-emotional development of teenagers with autism spectrum disorders.
Front. Neuroeng.
Conference Abstract:
Annual CyberTherapy and CyberPsychology 2009 conference.
doi: 10.3389/conf.neuro.14.2009.06.111
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Received:
30 Mar 2009;
Published Online:
30 Mar 2009.
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Correspondence:
Mitu Khandaker, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom, mitu.khandaker@port.ac.uk