Developing a Task Switching Training Game for Children With a Rare Genetic Syndrome Linked to Intellectual Disability

Robb, Nigel; Waller, Annalu; Woodcock, Kate

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“…where "children were consulted at the beginning of the project regarding their preferences and abilities regarding existing games", involved in usability tests, and consulted after the development phase, through collaborative processes (Robb, Waller, & Woodcock, 2019);…”

Section: Approaches To Gaming and Games Researchmentioning

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Empowerment and ownership in intellectual disability gaming

Sousa

2020

IJFMA

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As with other populations, the usage of games by people with Intellectual Disability (ID) has been increasingly approached by research. Notwithstanding, the role of games in the lives of people with disabilities tends to be studied through a categorical picture that emphasizes its therapeutic characteristics and neglects games as recreation and as a form of cultural expression. The present work aims to review the main research outcomes of the last 10 years in the field of gaming and ID. It presents an analysis of the main research objectives, and approaches to gaming adopted in the analysed studies, as a path to reflect on two specific concepts: empowerment and ownership. Therefore, a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) methodology, accompanied by statistical and content analysis procedures, was adopted to analyse a sample of 61 peer-reviewed research papers (2010-2020) in this field. The obtained results emphasize the passive role of individuals with ID in games research, with gaming mainly seen through therapeutic our game-based learning approaches. The presented reflection on inclusive research, through the parallelism between game studies and critical disability studies, also highlights that the access to games, as a cultural expression, for people with ID could foster the inclusion of these individuals in the public sphere, both in media and in the democratic civic structures. The produced insights intend to frame future approaches that situate the potential of games and their accessibility as strategies to decrease environmental barriers and hindrances that people with ID face in their specific contexts and foster inclusion.

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Section: Approaches To Gaming and Games Researchmentioning

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Empowerment and ownership in intellectual disability gaming

Sousa

2020

IJFMA

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“…The core practical features discussed above can be implemented via a digital medium, which is in keeping with the design requirement pertaining to the use of technology to facilitate access and adaptation to individual needs (6). There is growing evidence for the use of digital interventions within healthcare (Fleming et al, 2018) with some evidence of bene ts of game development for NDD populations (Robb, Waller, & Woodcock, 2019). In this context, the game-like elements of our intervention are in keeping with the advance in healthcare settings of the application of game-like characteristicsknown as "gami cation" -to ful l a non-game objective (Deterding, 2015b;King, Greaves, Exeter, & Darzi, 2013).…”

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confidence: 93%

Understanding the Psycho-Social Context for a New Early intervention for Resistance to Change that Aims to Strike a Beneficial Balance Between Structure and Flexibility

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Background: Emotional and behavioural problems linked to changes to expectations – resistance to change – are linked to disability in neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), Prader-Willi (PWS) and fragile X syndromes (FXS). Structuring routines is best practice for minimising current resistance to change. But complete structure is impractical and flexibility in early life may actually reduce later resistance by supporting cognitive development. We aimed to examine the psycho-social context of families with children at risk of developing resistance to change so as to identify design requirements for an intervention that strikes a beneficial balance between structure and flexibility. Methods: Thirty-six caregivers of children aged 4-12 years (17 ASD, 15 PWS, and 4 FXS) took part in an interview designed collaboratively with 12 professional stakeholders. Results: Children need to feel like they are in control of flexibility but they also need support in choice making, understanding plans (using individually tailored visuals) and anxiety reduction. Caregivers need an accessible approach that they have full control over, and which they can tailor for their child. Caregivers also need clear guidance, education and support around structure and flexibility. Conclusions: We propose a digital approach which addresses the needs identified. It tackles the most perplexing challenge by presenting flexibility to children in the context of a game that children can feel they have full control over, whilst caregivers can maintain control in reality. Furthermore, individualised support for children and caregivers would be enabled.

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“…At least in part, this may reflect the heavy reliance on the behavioural model in CB treatment, and relative scarcity of complementary theoretical models that maintain the same level of acknowledgement of idiosyncrasy and environmental specificity, whilst also considering cognitive and emotional factors that contribute to the expression of CB. Our own work has illustrated that even when relatively unexplored models describe a role for cognitive/ emotional processes in pathways to CB [16], new possibilities for intervention can be identified, which provide the opportunity to develop technology that may provide effective treatment [55].…”

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Psychological treatment strategies for challenging behaviours in neurodevelopmental disorders: what lies beyond a purely behavioural approach?

Woodcock

Blackwell

2020

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

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Developing a Task Switching Training Game for Children With a Rare Genetic Syndrome Linked to Intellectual Disability

Abstract: Developing a task switching training game for children with a rare genetic syndrome linked to intellectual disability. Simulation and Gaming, (Journal Volume Number and Issue Number) pp. xx-xx.

Cited by 17 publications

References 30 publications

Empowerment and ownership in intellectual disability gaming

Empowerment and ownership in intellectual disability gaming

Understanding the Psycho-Social Context for a New Early intervention for Resistance to Change that Aims to Strike a Beneficial Balance Between Structure and Flexibility

Psychological treatment strategies for challenging behaviours in neurodevelopmental disorders: what lies beyond a purely behavioural approach?

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