ERIC Number: ED639280
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Publication Date: 2022
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Learning Communication with Autistic People with a Mobile Serious Role-Playing Game
Dixit Bharatkumar Patel; Xavian Ogletree; Yong Pei
International Association for Development of the Information Society, Paper presented at the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conferences on e-Society (ES 2022, 20th) and Mobile Learning (ML 2022, 18th) (Virtual, Mar 12-14, 2022)
While serious role-play games have been developed for individuals with autism spectrum disorders to learn social interactions and emotions, there is a lack of role-playing games that teach people without autism the necessary communication skills to engage and interact effectively with autistic people. In this research, we present a mobile serious role-playing game as a comprehensive expert-guided experiential and cognitive learning tool, consisting of instruction, play, review, and discussion, that helps achieve enhanced learning outcomes while enabling an independent-learning workflow. By making it available for both iOS and Android devices, it has the potential to help spread the awareness of autism and help create a more inclusive environment for autistic people at schools, universities, and communities. [For the complete proceedings, see ED639262.]
Descriptors: Role Playing, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Interpersonal Competence, Communication Skills, Computer Games, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Independent Study, Inclusion, Outcomes of Education, Interpersonal Communication, Teaching Methods
International Association for the Development of the Information Society. e-mail: secretariat@iadis.org; Web site: http://www.iadisportal.org
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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