Serious Game for Autism Children: Review of Literature
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a pervasive developmental disorder which affects individuals with varying degrees of impairment. Currently, there has been ample research done in serious game for autism children. Although serious games are traditionally associated with software developments, developing them in the autism field involves studying the associated technology and paying attention to aspects related to interaction with the game. Serious Games for autism cover matters related to education, therapy for communication, psychomotor treatment and social behavior enhancement. In this paper, a systematic review sets out the lines of development and research currently being conducted into serious games which pursue some form of benefit in the field of autism. This paper includes a literature review of relevant serious game developments since in year 2007 and examines new trends.
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Conf. Rec. 2009 IEEE Virtual Reality, pp. 249-250.
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increasing fluency in the speech of the autistic children," in Conf. Rec.
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18.
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Zorrilla, "Computer game to learn and enhance speech problems for
children with autism," in Conf. Rec. 2011 The 16 the International
Conference on Computer Games, pp. 209-216.
[35] Zelai S├íenz de Urturi, Amaia Méndez Zorrilla, Bego├▒a Garc├¡a Zapirain,
"serious game based on first aid education for individuals with autism
spectrum disorder (ASD) using android mobile devices," in Conf. Rec.
2011 The 16 the International Conference on Computer Games, pp. 223-
227.
[36] Megan Davis, Nuno Otero, Kerstin Dautenhahn, Chrystopher L.
Nehaniv, Stuart D. Powell, "Creating a software to promote
understanding about narrative in children with autism: reflecting on the
design of feedback and opportunities to reason ," in Conf. Rec. 2007 6th
IEEE Int. Conf. on Development and Learning, pp. 64-69.
[37] Mohammed E. Hoque, Joseph K. Lane, Rana el Kaliouby, Matthew
Goodwin , "Exploring speech therapy games with children on the autism
spectrum," in Conf. Rec. 2009 10th Annual Conference of the
International Speech Communication Association. [Online]. Available:
http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/56580
[38] Md. Mustafizur Rahman, S. M. Ferdous, Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed,
"Increasing intelligibility in the speech of the autistic children by an
interactive computer game," in Conf. Rec. 2010 IEEE Int. Symposium
on Multimedia, pp. 383-387.
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Anika Anwar, "Speech development of autistic children by interactive
computer games," Emerald Interactive Technology and Smart Education
Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, 2011, pp. 208-223.
[40] Min Young Choi, Chang Young Limb, "Interactive therapy system
design for children with autistic spectrum disorders," in Conf. Rec. 2010
International Conference On Kansei Engineering And Emotion
Research, pp. 164.
[41] Qiang Wang, Olga Sourina, Minh Khoa Nguyen, "EEG-based serious
games design for medical applications," in Proc. 2010 Int. Conf. on
[42] Cyberworlds, pp. 270-276.
[43] Alberto Battocchi, Fabio Pianesi, Paola Venuti, Ayelet Ben-Sasson,
Eynat Gal,, "Collaborative puzzle game: Fostering collaboration in
children with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and with typical
development ," in Proc. 2009 International Conference on Interactive
Tabletops and Surfaces, pp. 197-204.
[44] Corti, K., "Proof of Learning: Assessment in Serious Games," 2005.
[Online]. Available: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/2433/
proof_of_learning_assessment_in_.php
[1] D. V. Keen, F. D. Reid & D. Armone , "Autism, Ethnicity and Maternal
Immigration". The British Journal of Psychiatry, 196:274-281. 2010.
[2] Center for Disease Control. Prevalence of autism spectrum disorders:
autism and developmental disabilities monitoring network
(Online).Available:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5810a1.htm
[3] Dolah, J., Yahaya, W. A. J. W. & Chong, T. S. "Potential of interactive
multimedia learning awareness (IMLA) in enhancing awareness of
autistic characteristics among parents and society in Malaysia".
Electronic Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology
(eJCSIT), 3(1). 2011.
[4] Seigel B. Helping children with autism learn. New York: Oxford
University Press. 2003.
[5] C. M. (2004). "The REACH way to transformation. Pulau Pinang:
Association of Resource and Education for Autistic Children." 2004.
(Online).Available: http://lionsreach.net/resources.htm
[6] CDC "Autism spectrum disorder". 2010 (Online).Available:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/index.html
[7] Billstedt E, Gillberg C. "Autism After Adolescense: Population-Based
13-22-Year Follow-Up Study Of 120 Individuals With Autism
Diagnosed In Childhood". Journal of Autism and Developmental
Disorders 35(3):351-360. 2005
[8] Eaves LC, Ho HH. "Young Adult Outcome Of Autism Spectrum
Disorders". Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 38(4):739-
747. 2008
[9] Howlin P, Goode S, Hutton J, Rutter M. "Adult Outcome For Children
With Autism". Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 45(2):212-
229. 2004
[10] Zyda, M. From visual simulation to virtual reality to games. IEEE
Computer 38, 9; 25-32, Sept. 2005.
[11] Sorensen, b.H. & Meyer, b. "Serious games in language learning and
teaching-a theoretical perspective", in Proceedings of the 2007 Digital
Games research Association Conference. pp. 559-566.
[12] Egenfeldt-Nielsen, S., Smith, J.H. & Tosca, S.P., 2008. "Understanding
Video Games: The Essential Introduction", Routledge. 2008
[13] Felicia, P. "Digital games in schools: A handbook for teachers",
European Schoolnet, euN Partnership AiSbl: Belgium. 2009
(Online).Available:
http://games.eun.org/upload/GIS_HANDBOOK_EN.PDF.
[14] Stone, b. Human Factors Guidelines for interactive 3D and Games-based
training Systems Design. 2008 (Online).Available:
www.eece.bham.ac.uk/Default.aspx?tabid=154 Ernest Adams
[15] C. Putnam and L. Chong. "Software And Technologies Designed For
People With Autism: What Do Users Want?". In ASSETS '08:
Proceedings of the 10th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference
on Computers and Accessibility, pages 3-10, New York, NY, USA,
2008. ACM.
[16] C. Sicile-Kira. Autism Spectrum Disorders: the complete guide to
understanding autism. The Berkley Publishing Group, New York, USA,
2004.
[17] Belanich, J., Mullin, L. N. and Dressel, J. D. Symposium on PC-based
simulations and gaming for military training. Arlington, Virginia: US
Army Research Institute for the Behavioural and Social Sciences. 2004
[18] Abt, C. (1970). Serious Games. New York: The Viking Press.
[19] Prensky, M. (2000). Digital game-based learning. New York: McGraw-
Hill.
[20] Alvarez J., Rampnoux O., "Serious Game: Just a question of posture?",
Conf. in Artificial & Ambient Intelligence, AISB'07, Newcastle, UK,
p.420-423, April 2007.
[21] Patrick Stack. History of Video Game Consoles. Time Magazine website
2005.
[22] Lida zhu Jianrong Wang Ertao Chen Jianyu Yang Wanshan Wang.
"ARGAMAN: Rapid Deployment Virtual Reality System for PTSD
Rehabilitation". Information Technology: Research and Education,
2006. ITRE . 2006.
[23] Wang, Q., Sourina, O. & Nguyen, M. K. Year. "EEG-based Serious
Games Design for Medical Applications". In Proc. 2010 Int. Conf. on
Cyberworlds, Singapore. 270-276. 2010.
[24] Popkin, Helen. "Farmville Invades The Real World". MSNBC.com
(Online).Available:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37451547/ns/technology_and_sciencetech_
and_gadgets/t/farmville-invades-real-world/
[25] Sinanian, Michael. "The Ultimate Healthcare Reform Could Be Fun And
Games". Venture Beat. (Online). Available:
http://venturebeat.com/2010/04/12/healthcare-reform-social-gamesgamification/
[26] Takahashi, Dean. "Gamification Gets Its Own Conference". Venture
Beat. (Online). Available:
http://venturebeat.com/2010/09/30/gamification-gets-its-own
-conference/
[27] Stuart, Keith. "3D Games Enter A New Generation". London: The
Observer. 2010.
[28] Radoff, Jon. Game On: Energize Your Business with Social Media
Games. Wiley. pp. xxxii. ISBN 9780470936269.
[29] Herger, Mario (Oct. 28, 2011). "Gamification Facts & Figures".
Enterprise-Gamification.com.
(Online).Available: http://enterprise-gamification.com/index.php/facts
[30] Arshia Zernab Hassan, Bushra Tasnim Zahed, Fatema Tuz Zohora, Johra
Muhammad Moosa, Tasmiha Salam, Md. Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan
Shahid Ferdous, Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed, "Developing the concept of
money by interactive computer games for autistic children," in Conf.
Rec. 2011 IEEE Int. Symposium on Multimedia, pp. 559-564.
[31] Emilia Barakova, Gilles van Wanrooij, Ruben van Limpt, Marnick
Menting, "Using an emergent system concept in designing interactive
games for autistic children (Published Conference Proceedings style),"
in International Conference on Interaction Design and Children
Proceedings: Creativity and Learning, Aalborg, Denmark, 2007, pp. 73-
76.
[32] Samantha L. Finkelstein, Andrea Nickel, Lane Harrison, Evan A. Suma,
Tiffany Barnes, "cMotion: A new game design to teach emotion
recognition and programming logic to children using virtual humans," in
Conf. Rec. 2009 IEEE Virtual Reality, pp. 249-250.
[33] Anika Anwar, Md. Mustafizur Rahman, S. M. Ferdous, Samiul Alam
Anik, Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed, "A computer game based approach for
increasing fluency in the speech of the autistic children," in Conf. Rec.
2011 11th IEEE Int. Conf. on Advanced Learning Technologies, pp. 17-
18.
[34] Maite Frutos, Itxaso Bustos, Begoña García Zapirain, Amaia Mendez
Zorrilla, "Computer game to learn and enhance speech problems for
children with autism," in Conf. Rec. 2011 The 16 the International
Conference on Computer Games, pp. 209-216.
[35] Zelai S├íenz de Urturi, Amaia Méndez Zorrilla, Bego├▒a Garc├¡a Zapirain,
"serious game based on first aid education for individuals with autism
spectrum disorder (ASD) using android mobile devices," in Conf. Rec.
2011 The 16 the International Conference on Computer Games, pp. 223-
227.
[36] Megan Davis, Nuno Otero, Kerstin Dautenhahn, Chrystopher L.
Nehaniv, Stuart D. Powell, "Creating a software to promote
understanding about narrative in children with autism: reflecting on the
design of feedback and opportunities to reason ," in Conf. Rec. 2007 6th
IEEE Int. Conf. on Development and Learning, pp. 64-69.
[37] Mohammed E. Hoque, Joseph K. Lane, Rana el Kaliouby, Matthew
Goodwin , "Exploring speech therapy games with children on the autism
spectrum," in Conf. Rec. 2009 10th Annual Conference of the
International Speech Communication Association. [Online]. Available:
http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/56580
[38] Md. Mustafizur Rahman, S. M. Ferdous, Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed,
"Increasing intelligibility in the speech of the autistic children by an
interactive computer game," in Conf. Rec. 2010 IEEE Int. Symposium
on Multimedia, pp. 383-387.
[39] [40] Md. Mustafizur Rahman, S.M. Ferdous, Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed,
Anika Anwar, "Speech development of autistic children by interactive
computer games," Emerald Interactive Technology and Smart Education
Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, 2011, pp. 208-223.
[40] Min Young Choi, Chang Young Limb, "Interactive therapy system
design for children with autistic spectrum disorders," in Conf. Rec. 2010
International Conference On Kansei Engineering And Emotion
Research, pp. 164.
[41] Qiang Wang, Olga Sourina, Minh Khoa Nguyen, "EEG-based serious
games design for medical applications," in Proc. 2010 Int. Conf. on
[42] Cyberworlds, pp. 270-276.
[43] Alberto Battocchi, Fabio Pianesi, Paola Venuti, Ayelet Ben-Sasson,
Eynat Gal,, "Collaborative puzzle game: Fostering collaboration in
children with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and with typical
development ," in Proc. 2009 International Conference on Interactive
Tabletops and Surfaces, pp. 197-204.
[44] Corti, K., "Proof of Learning: Assessment in Serious Games," 2005.
[Online]. Available: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/2433/
proof_of_learning_assessment_in_.php
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