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Title:	Vibratory haptic interface in 3D virtual environment for autistic children
Authors:	Malik Mustafa Mohammad Jawarneh (P50020)
Supervisor:	Haslina Arshad, Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Keywords:	Vibratory haptic interface 3D virtual environment Autistic children Computer game Dissertations, Academic -- Malaysia
Issue Date:	30-Sep-2016
Description:	Autism is viewed as a developmental disorder that affects a child’s perception of the world and how he/she learns from his or her own experiences. Autism remains an enigma and is one of the most complex disabilities described as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Common difficulties which individuals with autism experience are related to the triad of impairments which are associated with impairments in social interaction, communication and imagination. The prevalence of ASDs is increasing; one in 110 children in the USA and one in 625 children in Malaysia is diagnosed with Autism. Although computers are increasingly presented to children at an early stage of education in Malaysia, some techniques using the vibratory haptic interface are not utilised adequately in the teaching and intervention process to improve social interaction and communication skills of autistic children in particular. The effectiveness of existing techniques needs to be enhanced and in this regard researchers have indicated certain factors must be taken into consideration such as the relationship between haptic interfaces that use vibration devices on the disabled children like autistic children, in order to enhance their interaction skills and develop their sense of innovation. There is a growing awareness of autism in Malaysia, necessitating naturalistic research to understand how diagnosis and intervention can best be addressed. In Malaysia, specialists are showing great interest in improving learning disabilities in children which include ASD children. Advantages of computerized teaching are emphasized using various teaching aids and integration of computer-based technology. The present study lays foundation of hypothesis that there are wide margins for improving human learning through the sense of touch. On this account, this study will bridge the gap between learning and social interaction by employing learning tools and techniques through the sense of touch to improve social interaction of autism children. A computer game that includes haptic interface in a 3D environment which uses the 3D glass and 3D screen was developed. The effects of using vibratory haptic interface to improve social interaction was investigated. The subjects of this study were 20 autistic children suffering from mild autism aged between 9 to 14 years old in National Autism Society of Malaysia (NASOM), who have impairments in social interactions. The purposive sampling method was used to identify the social interaction impairment of the children and to choose samples with mild autism. Items from the Quantitative checklist for Autism in Toddlers (Q-CHAT) instrument, were adopted to observe the behaviours of the children and determine features of the prototype of the proposed system. The prototype was then tested with the same sample. The result of this study showed that there was a significant improvement in social interaction of autistic children in their learning process, using vibratory haptic interface within virtual 3-D environment. It helped them to interact and communicate effectively with their families, friends and the community. The framework, model and system in this research work has contributed to the epistemological study in HCI for improving impairments in social interaction specifically in eye to eye gaze and facial expression.,Certification of Master's/Doctoral Thesis" is not available
Pages:	270
Publisher:	UKM, Bangi
Appears in Collections:	Faculty of Information Science and Technology / Fakulti Teknologi dan Sains Maklumat

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