Evaluating user experience of autistic children through video observation

Mäkelä, Susanne; Bednarik, Roman; Tukiainen, Markku

doi:10.1145/2468356.2468438

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“…On the other hand the gender ratio in ASD is skewed towards boys (Fombonne 2009;Jensen, Steinhausen, and Lauritsen 2014;Rutherford et al 2016). We also did not dwell on the technology (Kinect) per se, as our contention was not to change it as it was found to work in a previous study (Mäkelä, Bednarik, and Tukiainen 2013). This might be an element why the children fared well in this particular task but that is what is expected if the platform is enjoyable.…”

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confidence: 98%

A pilot study: a computer game-based assessment of visual perspective taking of four children with autism with high support needs

Korhonen

Räty

Kärnä

2016

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

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High support need and minimally verbal individuals with autism have received less attention in research in comparison to so-called higher functioning individuals with autism. As computers motivate individuals with autism, a game with a positive user experience was altered into a level 1 perspective-taking task in which advancement was contingent on eye contact. A case-controls design was used to see whether participants had impaired perspective taking and would they benefit from additional cues. Four high support need and minimally verbal children with autism played the game in their school environment. It was found that only one child with autism made more errors than controls using the eye cues. No child with autism benefitted from the additional cues, whereas the control group did. The results suggest that positive contexts may reveal more about individuals and their skills, and that individual level analysis can provide insights about autism and about the individuals with autism. ARTICLE HISTORY

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confidence: 98%

A pilot study: a computer game-based assessment of visual perspective taking of four children with autism with high support needs

Korhonen

Räty

Kärnä

2016

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

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“…Researchers reported struggle in interpreting the users' experiences. For instance, in a study with LFAs [37], the authors mention the challenges they faced while trying to extract meaning from the data they gathered through a simple questionnaire consisting of faces with different expressions (similar to Smileyometer). However, the children in that study had limited verbal skills and could not express their experiences verbally, so the reason behind why they chose a particular face in the questionnaire remained unknown.…”

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“…(4) Sharing personal or baseline information before product use [27]. (5) Sharing experiences after product use regarding self or the product [37].…”

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Involving Autistics in User Experience Studies

Çorlu

Taşel

Turan³

et al. 2017

Proceedings of the 2017 Conference on Designing Interactive Systems

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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by various sensory perceptual and cognitive issues that lead to far-reaching challenges in autistics' social and daily lives. Research in HCI is inclined to take an important role in providing support to autistic individuals. However, due to the sensitivity of this user population and the HCI research community's lack of experience in working with neurodiverse users, researchers struggle while conducting and reporting on user studies with autistics. Aiming at analyzing autistics' involvement in design processes and the struggles encountered, here we present a critical review of user experience studies with autistic users conducted between 2010 and 2016. Using qualitative and quantitative approaches together, we revealed common practices and major problems. We provide a twofold contribution to the HCI field: A guideline for conducting studies with users with autism as well as suggestions on how to report these studies.

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“…Few games target children with cognitive disabilities. Some of these games captured physical data from wearables or sensors such as Kinect [21][22][23], offering playful experiences to reinforce attention, memory, and visual-spatial skills [24,25]. Nevertheless, these games do not report a comprehensive assessment of the technology to determine validity in terms of applying the solution to the target population in a healthcare environment.…”

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Assessing HapHop-Physio: An Exer-Learning Game to Support Therapies for Children with Specific Learning Disorders

Rico-Olarte

Narváez-Muñoz²,

López

et al. 2022

Applied Sciences

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The HapHop-Physio exer-learning game is a cognitive rehabilitation solution for children with learning disorders to train memory and attention functions. Therefore, HapHop-Physio must be assessed as an appropriate tool developed to support the enhancement of essential cognitive skills. In this paper, we aim to establish the validity of HapHop-Physio in a healthcare setting with children receiving training with this tool. HapHop-Physio was developed through interaction between clinical experts, one graphic designer, and game developers. Following an assessment framework for serious games in healthcare, the game’s rationale, functionality, validity, and data safety are described. Particularly, the validity was assessed with experts through a case study conducted in three phases with 12 children diagnosed with Specific Learning Disorders. The baseline of the cognitive profile of the children was obtained and trained with HapHop-Physio. General trends and findings were obtained through an exploratory analysis of the gathered results from the phases. The validity aspects were achieved through continuous feedback from the experts, allowing to improve the game in five features: game structure, scoring system, avatars, login system, and clinicians’ dashboard. The application of the assessment framework in HapHop-Physio guarantees end users that the game is safe and effective enough to be used for supporting memory and attention training. One relevant finding from the case study was that cognitive performance improved in 11 out of 12 children at the end of the training. The positive outcomes of this assessment indicate the game’s appropriateness for a healthcare setting. However, the improvement in cognitive performance cannot be associated with HapHop-Physio in this case study. Consequently, it needs to be evaluated in a controlled experiment (including a control group) to ensure that it leads to cognitive rehabilitation in reality.

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Evaluating user experience of autistic children through video observation

Cited by 8 publications

References 8 publications

A pilot study: a computer game-based assessment of visual perspective taking of four children with autism with high support needs

A pilot study: a computer game-based assessment of visual perspective taking of four children with autism with high support needs

Involving Autistics in User Experience Studies

Assessing HapHop-Physio: An Exer-Learning Game to Support Therapies for Children with Specific Learning Disorders

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