CopyMe: An emotional development game for children

Harrold, N; Tan, CT; Rosser, D; Leong, TW

CopyMe: An emotional development game for children

Harrold, N Tan, CT Rosser, D Leong, TW

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Citation:: Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings, 2014, pp. 503 - 506
Issue Date:: 2014-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Harrold, N	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Tan, CT	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Rosser, D	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Leong, TW https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1021-9001	en_US
dc.date.issued	2014-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings, 2014, pp. 503 - 506	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781450324748	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/41570
dc.description.abstract	Proper emotional development is important for young children, especially those with psychological disorders such as autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), whereby early intervention becomes crucial. However, traditional paper-based interventions are mostly laborious and difficult to employ for carers and parents, whilst current computer-aided interventions feel too much like obvious assistive tools and lack timely feedback to inform and aid progress. CopyMe is an iPad game we developed that allows children to learn emotions with instant feedback on performance. A pilot study revealed children with ASDs were able to enjoy and perform well in the game. CopyMe also demonstrates a novel affective game interface that incorporates state-of-the-art facial expression tracking and classification. This will be particularly interesting for CHI attendees working in the domain of affective interfaces and serious games, especially those that target children.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1145/2559206.2574785	en_US
dc.title	CopyMe: An emotional development game for children	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.for	080602 Computer-Human Interaction	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Computer Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Software
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - HCTD - Human Centred Technology Design
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US

Abstract:

Proper emotional development is important for young children, especially those with psychological disorders such as autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), whereby early intervention becomes crucial. However, traditional paper-based interventions are mostly laborious and difficult to employ for carers and parents, whilst current computer-aided interventions feel too much like obvious assistive tools and lack timely feedback to inform and aid progress. CopyMe is an iPad game we developed that allows children to learn emotions with instant feedback on performance. A pilot study revealed children with ASDs were able to enjoy and perform well in the game. CopyMe also demonstrates a novel affective game interface that incorporates state-of-the-art facial expression tracking and classification. This will be particularly interesting for CHI attendees working in the domain of affective interfaces and serious games, especially those that target children.

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