Exploration of Computer Game Interventions in Improving Gaze Following Behavior in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

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dc.contributor.authorKane, Jessi Lynnen
dc.contributor.committeechairWinchester, Woodrow W. IIIen
dc.contributor.committeememberSmith-Jackson, Tonya L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberScarpa, Angelaen
dc.contributor.departmentIndustrial and Systems Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:33:03Zen
dc.date.adate2011-05-03en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:33:03Zen
dc.date.issued2011-03-21en
dc.date.rdate2011-05-03en
dc.date.sdate2011-04-01en
dc.description.abstractStatistics show the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a developmental delay disorder, is now 1 in 110 children in the United States (Rice, 2009), nearing 1% of the population. Therefore, this study looked at ways modern technology could assist these children and their families. One deficit in ASD is the inability to respond to gaze referencing (i.e. follow the eye gaze of another adult/child/etc), a correlate of the responding to joint attention (RJA) process. This not only affects the way they appear to society, but it also affects social development, communication skills, and play skills later in life (Whalen & Schreibman, 2003), making early intervention of RJA is an integral part of a successful social skills program. This study developed design guidelines, as well as offered and evaluated a design framework, adding to the limited literature regarding technology and ASD intervention. The game was developed within behavior analytic framework, undergoing several iterations, developing a functional prototype that was analyzed in three parts. The first part identified which elements needed redesign in light of the study population. Second, a collaborative prototyping participatory design group was formed in which the elements from the previous part of the study were assigned guidelines. The final part of the study included an evaluation by those with ABA experience, evaluating if the game correctly encompassed and mirrored traditional face-to-face ABA interventions. The study's contributions were the finalized design guidelines and design framework, as well as additional research on harnessing technology in ASD interventions.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-04012011-131210en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04012011-131210/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/31601en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartKane_JL_T_2011.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectgaze followingen
dc.subjectautism spectrum disordersen
dc.subjectinteraction designen
dc.subjectinclusive designen
dc.titleExploration of Computer Game Interventions in Improving Gaze Following Behavior in Children with Autism Spectrum Disordersen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineIndustrial and Systems Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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