Abstract
Pretend play is a stage in early childhood development where children learn and develop language and social skills through acting out imaginary scenarios. Pretend play skills are typically delayed for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Digital technology has been successfully used to engage children with ASD in pretend play, however research around the needs and requirements of the user is often omitted in these designs. Human Centered Design (HCD) provides a way of including these needs and making interventions suitably accessible to the target user. This paper presents the results of a multi-stage HCD process including observations, interviews and a Delphi study, using both the primary group (children with ASD) and their proxies (professionals who work closely with the group). The final result is a set of User Requirements which emerged from the data in the HCD stages. The User Requirements and guidelines presented provide researchers with a tool for developing digital pretend play interventions for children with ASD. Future research could benefit by incorporating the User Requirements when designing digital pretend play interventions, which is a small but growing area of research.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction |
Subtitle of host publication | 17th International Conference, UAHCI 2023, Held as Part of the 25th HCI International Conference, HCII 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 23–28, 2023, Proceedings, Part I |
Editors | Margherita Antona, Constantine Stephanidis |
Place of Publication | Cham |
Publisher | Springer, Cham |
Pages | 527-545 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Volume | LNCS 14020 |
Edition | 1st |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783031356810 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783031356803 |
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Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2023 |
Event | 25th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction - AC Bella Sky Hotel and Bella Center, Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 23 Jul 2023 → 28 Jul 2023 Conference number: 25 https://2023.hci.international/index.html https://2023.hci.international/ |
Publication series
Name | Lecture Notes in Computer Science |
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Publisher | Springer |
Volume | LNCS 14020 |
ISSN (Print) | 0302-9743 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1611-3349 |
Conference
Conference | 25th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction |
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Abbreviated title | HCII 2023 |
Country/Territory | Denmark |
City | Copenhagen |
Period | 23/07/23 → 28/07/23 |
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