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VR Dialogues: Enhancing Communication Between Autistic Individuals and Their Special Education Teachers Through Virtual Activities.

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This paper explores the potential of a Virtual Reality (VR) intervention to facilitate communication about sensitive topics between adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their special education teachers. The VR intervention was developed in collaboration with Special education teachers, incorporating feedback from a design workshop to create a VR application featuring activities like basketball, air hockey, drawing, and avatar customization. The VR application was evaluated through two sessions between one autistic adolescent and a special education teacher at a residential home for autistic adolescents. The results indicate that VR has the potential to be used as a space for sensitive conversation between autistic individuals and their special education teachers.

Source: PubMed

DOI: 10.3233/shti241045

Authors: Asger Arendt Langhoff, Atle Søeborg Nyhus, Emil Sønderskov Hansen, Franciska Kruse Ifversen, Signe Marie Kromann Kristiansen, Signe Toftgaard Henriksen, Ali Adjorlu

Institution: Aalborg University

Language: English

Topic: Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts

Subfield: Human-Computer Interaction

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4404529974

FWCI: 0.296

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