The idea of this project builds on the existing work that has been carried out over the last six years. The first version of the serious game prototype provided vocabulary learning of 12 categories (fruits, animals, and birds among others) to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The prototype has been extensively tested with the participants over the course of three months and results showed improvement in the children’s vocabulary.
The goal is to transform the learning of vocabulary through mobile augmented reality (MAR). The advantage of using MAR is its ubiquity i.e., learning anything supported through an app, anytime, anywhere. The MAR app could possibly be the first of its kind for the research community as well as for children with ASD in Qatar, their caregivers and teachers.
Team Members
Dr. Dena Al-Thani (HBKU), Dr. Kamran Khowaja, Siti Salwah Salim (University of Malaya), Asadullah Shah (International Islamic University Malaysia)