Designing interaction though sound and movement with children on the autistic spectrum

Wendy Keay-Bright*

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Abstract

This paper documents the making of ReacTickles MAGIC, a series of exploratory technology applications that use multi touch and sensor inputs on consumer devices. The ReacTickles concept is based on cause and effect activities that are highly responsive to individual interest. Especially targeted have been individuals on the autism spectrum who experience the most profound impairments in social communication, and have limited opportunities for self expression and meaningful interaction with others. The paper will review the basic design principles that emerged from early research with this target population and describe how these have been embodied in ReacTickles MAGIC. With reference to the impact of participatory design methods, the paper will discuss the early formative evaluation, from which we draw certain conclusions for future concepts.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationArts and Technology - Second International Conference, ArtsIT 2011, Revised Selected Papers
Pages1-9
Number of pages9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Event2nd International ICST Conference on Arts and Technology, ArtsIT 2011 - Esbjerg, Denmark
Duration: 10 Dec 201111 Dec 2011

Publication series

NameLecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering
Volume101 LNICST
ISSN (Print)1867-8211

Conference

Conference2nd International ICST Conference on Arts and Technology, ArtsIT 2011
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityEsbjerg
Period10/12/1111/12/11

Keywords

  • autism
  • cause and effect
  • communication
  • interaction
  • motion sensor
  • multi-touch
  • playfulness

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